OPP lay charges in Perth pellet gun shooting
One man has been charged in connection with a pellet gun shooting in downtown Perth.
The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a parking lot on Gore Street around 8 p.m. on Apr. 24.
Two men had been shot, suffering minor injuries, and the culprit fled the scene.
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On Thursday, Lanark OPP officers, along with the Lanark OPP crime Unit and the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a warrant at an apartment on Gore Street.
Joshua Bernicky, 33, of Perth, was arrested without incident and faces the following charges:
- Assault with a weapon (two counts)
- Assault causing bodily harm (two counts)
- Assault (two counts)
- Pointing a firearm
- Personating a Peace Officer
- Possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order
- Fail to comply with a probation order (two counts)
The accused remains in custody following a bail hearing and is due in court again in Perth on Monday, May 6.
The investigation is continuing.
