37-year-old Island man arrested, weapons seized after alleged gun-pointing incident

Ryan McKellop · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 16, 2025 3:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 16

The RCMP on P.E.I. accidental they arrested a 37-year-old Island antheral aft they were called to the country of an alleged gun-pointing incidental successful the Clinton country astatine 4 p.m. connected Friday, June 13.

A caller merchandise issued Monday said officers recovered the suspect not agelong aft the study came in, and arrested him without incidental arsenic helium was sitting in a vehicle. A agelong weapon and ammunition were seized astatine that point, constabulary said.

The caller provincial associated enforcement squad (JET) followed up by executing a hunt warrant astatine a Charlottetown residence, seizing different six agelong guns on with assemblage armour and ammunition, according to the quality release.

"This lawsuit was a high-risk incidental that was mitigated done a speedy effect by officers who are trained for high-risk takedown situations similar this one. I'm grateful this incidental was resolved safely, without the constabulary oregon nationalist being harmed," Chief Superintendent Kevin Lewis, the commanding serviceman for the P.E.I. RCMP, was quoted arsenic saying. 

"The provincial JET assistance was besides invaluable successful the seizure of firearms and assemblage armour, further highlighting the effectiveness of associated constabulary resources moving unneurotic to region firearms from those with sick intent," Lewis said. 

The quality merchandise said the accused antheral was taken to infirmary aft helium was arrested, though it did not accidental why.