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Queens District RCMP charge man with Possession of Restricted Weapon, Uttering Threats
Queens District RCMP has charged a man following a report of a man threatening to harm or kill people on an ATV trail.
On May 7 at approximately 7:26 p.m., Queens District RCMP responded to a complaint of an armed man making threats to harm or kill numerous people on a trail between Brooklyn and Port Medway.
Officers learned that a man showed a firearm while threatening a group of people on ATVs then left the area.
On May 12, 2023, Queens District RCMP safely arrested thirty-year-old Michael Gerald Wentzell of Eagle Head at a hotel in Liverpool.
Wentzell is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm when knowing possession is prohibited, weapons possession contrary to order and three counts of failing to comply with the conditions of court release orders related to previous firearms offences. He is being held in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court this afternoon.
The investigation is ongoing and Queens District RCMP is looking for the public’s help to recover the firearm in Wentzell’s possession during the incident.
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Colchester County District RCMP charge man with Firearms offences
On May 13, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Colchester County District RCMP responded to a 911 call from a man who said multiple males were threatening to kill him at a home on Mount Thom Rd. in Kemptown.
Officers attended the scene, and spoke with all involved parties separately.
Officers learned the three males attended the 911 caller’s home to speak with him about a past online deal; one of the three had purchased a vehicle engine from the man. A verbal altercation occurred, and the man told the others to get off his property before exiting his residence with a firearm.
As the three males started to leave, they heard a bang. The man had fired a gunshot into the air.
Dana MacCoul, 28, was arrested at the scene without incident. A search warrant was executed on the property and officers seized a shotgun and ammunition.
MacCoul has been charged with Careless Use of a Firearm, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized and Unsafe Storage of a Firearm. MacCoul was remanded into custody and will appear in Truro Provincial Court today
