GRAVENHURST MAN CHARGED WITH WAVING FIREARM
GRAVENHURST — A firearms complaint that had Bethune Drive closed north of Winewood Avenue Tuesday night has led to gun charges against a local man here.
Provincial police say the northern entrance to town was closed June 30 at 8:47 p.m., as OPP officers responded to a report of a man waving a firearm on his property just north of Carey’s Pub.
Police closed the area to all traffic to investigate and arrested and charged Norman Nawrocki, 61, with:
- Uttering Threats CC 264.1(1)(a)
- Pointing a Firearm CC 87
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1) X 2
- Careless Storage of Firearm CC 86(1) X 2
Two firearms were also seized.
Nawrocki is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, Sept. 8.