(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person after responding to a call of a man with a gun.
On August 13, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in relation to a man on a bicycle with a handgun at an apartment complex parking lot on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake.
Police located the man and bicycle a short time later at a residence on Tokyo Crescent. The man attempted to evade officers, and after a short altercation, he was safely arrested. The handgun was safely recovered, and it was only then that police learned it was an airsoft pistol made to look like a real gun.
Heiko SCHMITZ, 53-years-old from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
· Carrying concealed weapon
· Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
· Possession of firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on August 14, 2024.