Heiko SCHMITZ – Weapon

(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person after responding to a call of a man with a gun.

On August 13, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in relation to a man on a bicycle with a handgun at an apartment complex parking lot on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake. 

Police located the man and bicycle a short time later at a residence on Tokyo Crescent. The man attempted to evade officers, and after a short altercation, he was safely arrested. The handgun was safely recovered, and it was only then that police learned it was an airsoft pistol made to look like a real gun. 

Heiko SCHMITZ, 53-years-old from Elliot Lake, was charged with:

·      Carrying concealed weapon

·      Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose

·      Possession of firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on August 14, 2024.

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