A 40-year-old man from Weaver, N.B., has been charged following a firearm incident in Tilley, north of Perth-Andover.
During the afternoon hours of December 20, 2020, members of the West District RCMP responded to a report of a man in a vehicle pointing a firearm at a church. When police arrived on scene, the vehicle fled and a short pursuit was initiated. Police lost sight of the vehicle when it entered off-road trails.
The RCMP Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (drone) and Police Dog Services were deployed and the vehicle was located unoccupied a short time later. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a loaded and unsecured firearm, along with several other weapons and property that is believed to be stolen.
A 40-year-old man was arrested a few hours later outside a residence on Anderson Road without incident. No one was injured.
On December 21, 2020, Kurtis Albert appeared in Woodstock Provincial Court by way of tele-remand and was charged with one count of breach of recognizance and one count of assaulting a peace officer.
He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on December 23 for a bail hearing.
The investigation is ongoing.