On Thursday May 4, 2023, at 5 p.m. Almaguin Highlands OPP assisted by the Detachment Crime Unit, North East Region Canine, Critical Incident Command Unit (CIC), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Negotiators, the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), the South River Machar Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) investigated a threats incident on Gorville Road.
As a result of the investigation, Aaron Brown 38 years-of-age was arrested and charged with the following offences:
· Utter threats – cause death or bodily harm (two counts)
· Fail to comply with probation order (five counts)
· Fail to comply with release order – other than attend court.
The accused was held in police custody and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, Parry Sound Ontario for a bail hearing on Friday May 5, 2023