Peterborough police arrest man after outburst at Lakefield business, threat against officer

A Lakefield, Ont., man is facing multiple charges after an incident at a business in the village on Tuesday evening.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 6:15 p.m. officers responded to reports of an irate customer who was aggressive and threw chairs inside a business in Lakefield.

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No one was injured.

Police say when officers took the man into custody, he resisted and later verbally threatened an officer while being escorted into the police station.

A 57-year-old Lakefield man was arrested and charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; mischief rendering property dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective; resisting a peace officer and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.

The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Wednesday,  police said.