Guysborough RCMP arrest man and seize firearms in Fox Island

Guysborough County District RCMP has arrested a man following an investigation in Fox Island.

Police say that on Jan. 4, 2023, Guysborough County District RCMP received a report that an assault had taken place in July 2022, at a residence in Fox Island.

Upon investigation, officers learned that a 49-year-old man had assaulted a woman and threatened her and that the man was illegally in possession of firearms.

On Jan. 6, police officers executed a search warrant at the residence and arrested the man without incident. Police discovered and seized three rifles, a shotgun, a pellet gun, ammunition, and soft body armour.

The 49-year-old Fox Island man has been released on conditions and is facing charges of assault, uttering threats, unauthorized possession of a firearm (5 counts), and unsafe storage of a firearm (5 counts).

The man is scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on Feb. 1, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.