(YARKER, ON)- On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 5:40 p.m. officers with the Loyalist detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a threatening occurrence near Yarker, Ontario.
Police learned that the accused became involved in a confrontation in the woods with another male and his sons. Police investigation revealed the accused had used firearms in a dangerous and threatening manner.
On November 5, 2015 at 1 p.m. officers with the Napanee OPP Crime Unit assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a search warrant at a residence on Wilson Road in Loyalist Township. 52 year-old Gary KELLY of Loyalist Township was arrested at the scene and faces the following charges:
Pointing a firearm X 3 counts
Carrying a concealed weapon
Unauthorized possession of a restricted or prohibited weapon
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Threat to cause death or serious bodily harm X 2
Assault with a weapon X3
Careless use of a firearm
Use of a firearm while committing an indicatable offence
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm
Further charges are pending.
KELLY was held in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing on Tuesday in Provincial Court in Napanee.
