A 28-year-old Barrie, Ont., man was arrested with a loaded firearm in Wasaga Beach during the early morning hours of Sunday.
At about 2 a.m., Huronia West OPP were called to a local Main Street bar for a report of a fight.
Officers arrested a man for assault before they also found him to be in possession of a loaded revolver.
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Michael McPherson, 28, from Barrie, was subsequently charged with assault, unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order and two counts of failure to comply with probation.
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McPherson is scheduled to appear before Collingwood court in August.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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