Eskasoni RCMP have charged a 26-year-old man with multiple threats and firearm offences following an incident yesterday in Eskasoni.
At approximately 3:16 a.m. on July 11, RCMP responded to a disturbance involving a group of people on the roadway at Sugar Maple Lane. Police determined that a man with a gun had drove up to the group, threatened and yelled obscenities while pointing a firearm at them. The man then drove a short distance, got out of the vehicle and ran off into a wooded area.
RCMP, with assistance from Cape Breton Regional Police, searched and located the suspect at a residence on Pine St. He was arrested without incident. An unloaded firearm was seized from the vehicle.
Victor Joseph Herney, of Eskasoni, is facing the following charges:
- Pointing a Firearm x 4
- Careless Use of Firearm
- Use Firearm in Commission of Offence
- Possess Prohibited Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession in Motor Vehicle
- Possess Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Contravention of Storage Regulations
- Tampering with Serial Number
- Uttering Threats x 4
- Failure to Comply with Undertaking x 3
- Failure to Comply with Order
- Failure to Comply with Probation Order
Herney is scheduled to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on July 13.
The investigation is ongoing.
File # 2020944120
Contact Person:
Sgt. Andrew Joyce