(PERTH, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid numerous charges in connection with an assault in downtown Perth.
On April 24, 2024, around 8:00 p.m., officers were called to a parking lot on Gore Street where two people had been shot by a pellet gun, resulting in minor injuries. The culprit then fled the scene.
On May 2, 2024, Lanark County OPP officers and the Lanark OPP crime Unit, supported by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a warrant at an apartment on Gore Street.
Joshua BERNICKY, age 33 of Perth, was arrested without incident and has been charged with:
- Assault with a weapon – two counts
- Assault causing bodily harm – two counts
- Assault – two counts
- Pointing a firearm
- Personating a Peace Officer
- Possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order
- Fail to comply with a probation order – two counts
The accused remains in custody following bail hearing and is scheduled to appear again before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on May 6, 2024.
The investigation into this incident is continuing.