MAN IN CAR WITH AIR RIFLE CHARGED WITH POINTING RESTRICTED WEAPON TOWARD A PERSON

HUNTSVILLE — A man ordered by the court to keep the peace, be of good behaviour and not to possess weapons, has been charged with aiming an air rifle while sitting in a car toward another person Wednesday.

Police here say that on Aug. 10, 2022, at 8:15 p.m. an officer patrolling West Road was alerted to a male shooting an air rifle while seated in a car.

They say the air rifle was pointed in the direction of another person.

As a result of the investigation an air rifle was seized and Tyson Hickey, 21, of Huntsville was arrested and charged with:

• Assault with a weapon contrary to section 267 (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
• Use imitation of firearm while committing and offence contrary to section 85 (2)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

At the time of this occurrence Hickey was bound by a previous court recognizance with the conditions of keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to possess weapons. This recognizance is associated to an unrelated criminal matter and Hickey was found to be in breach of this recognizance and was further charged with:

• Two counts of breach of recognizance contrary to section 811 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Hickey was released from custody and is scheduled to appear on Sept. 27, 2022, in the Ontario Court of Justice, Muskoka.

The investigation is ongoing and the OPP would like to speak with a male and female who were walking their dog on West Road at the time of this occurrence.

If anyone has information about this, please contact the Huntsville OPP Detachment at 705-789-5551 or the Provincial Communication Centre at 888-310-1122.

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