Two men were arrested following an incident involving a firearm in downtown Haliburton on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Haliburton Highlands OPP, around 3:35 p.m., officers responded to a report of a male and female involved in a dispute in the village’s downtown. Police say the complainant reported the male had a firearm.
Officers located all parties involved and seized a firearm. The investigation led to the arrest of two men.
One of the men was charged with five firearm and weapons-related charges (including pointing a firearm), two counts of possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, assault and failure to comply with a release order.
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Another man was charged with two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
Both were held in custody for a bail hearing. OPP did not release the names of the accused in order to protect the identities of the victims in what police said was a domestic-related incident.
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