(Photo by OPP West Region Twitter)(Photo by OPP West Region Twitter)
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Grey Bruce OPP lay several charges including assaulting an officer

The Grey-Bruce OPP laid a number of charges against a person in Wiarton.

On May 12th at 1:36 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual with a weapon on Mary Street in Wiarton.

Police located the suspect on Berford Street and took them into custody. A 52-year-old male of no fixed address faces numerous charges including Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Causing a disturbance, Resisting a Peace Officer, Assault a Peace Officer (two counts) and Mischief under $5,000.

The accused was held for a bail hearing in Owen Sound and was then remanded into custody.

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