Teen arrested after threatening girl who egged his home
Eggs at a farm in West Lincoln, Ont., on March 7, 2016. (Peter Power /THE CANADIAN PRESS)
An 18-year-old man is facing a weapons charge after his house was egged by a teenage girl and he allegedly followed her with a knife.
According to a media release issued by the Guelph Police Service, at around 9:30 p.m. Monday, a 14-year old girl and two friends threw eggs at a house near York Road and Victoria Road South.
Police said the tenant of the egged house following the three to a nearby convenience store where they were buying more eggs and confronted them.
The girl said she saw the man holding a knife while he yelled at her. She was able to get away and call 911.
Police located the man at his residence and arrested him.
The 18-year-old is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He is scheduled to appear in a Guelph court on April. 28.
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