Brant County homeowner charged with assaulting a police officer
An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is pictured in this undated photo. (Source: OPP)
A homeowner from Brant County has been charged after police said he confronted an officer with a weapon.
OPP officers went to a home on Mount Pleasant Road in Scotland on Wednesday around 1:23 p.m. to speak with the homeowner.
While they were at the property, an officer said they were confronted by the homeowner, who had a weapon.
The homeowner went inside the residence and no injuries were reported.
The homeowner, a 61-year-old man, was taken into custody without incident and charged with assault a peace officer with a weapon.
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