A nearly three-hour standoff with police resulted in several weapons charges for a 57-year-old Guelph man.
Police say the standoff, at a home at Eramosa and Victoria Road, started shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
A woman had reported to police that she was visiting a man who then allegedly held her against her will while he was armed with a knife.
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Officers surrounded the home and started negotiating with the man, who eventually came outside and was taken into custody.
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The charges include assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and forcible confinement.
This was the second police standoff in Guelph on Tuesday.
Police went to a home in the Eramosa/Meyer area after receiving a call about a man wielding a firearm around 2:30 p.m.
No firearm was found there and no charges were laid.
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