Sault Ste. Marie OPP say they charged a Bracebridge man after a report he was "holding a beer and waving a firearm at vehicles."
OPP responded to the report on Highway 17 near Chippawa Falls in Tilley Township on Monday just after 1:30 p.m.
The report also mentioned that the man was trying to flag down the vehicles.
"Officers arrived on scene a short time later and observed the suspect holding a firearm walking unsteadily in the middle of the highway," OPP stated in a release. "Police ordered the suspect to drop the 22-caliber rifle. At 1:48 p.m., the suspect complied and was arrested."
The 66-year-old was charged with:
- Handle Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition in a Careless Manner
- Careless Storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Unlawfully Possess Loaded Firearm Within 8 Metres of Road
- Being Intoxicated in Public Place
- Having Liquor in Open Container in Unauthorized Place in Unauthorized Place
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Sault Ste. Marie court in February.
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