A Peterborough, Ont., man faces multiple charges including break and enter and assault following an incident at a residence in Colborne on the weekend.
According to Northumberland OPP, around 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 11, officers responded to reports of a homeowner who discovered a person passed out inside a sunroom of their home.
OPP say the person roused and became agitated and broke items in the room. He then confronted the homeowner while brandishing a metal rod.
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Police say the suspect then fled the residence on foot but officers located him a short time later.
Ryan Galbraith, 41, of Peterborough was charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, break, enter a dwelling house with intent to commit indictable offence, unlawfully in a dwelling house, forcible entry, causing a disturbance — non-occupant, mischief — destroys or damages property and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
He was later released and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg on Feb. 22, OPP reported Wednesday.
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