**** RCMP Media Release
Colchester County District RCMP charges man with firearms offences
Colchester County District RCMP has charged a man with firearms offences after a firearm was discharged inside a home in Economy on Christmas Day.
On December 25, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Colchester County District RCMP received a report that a firearm had been discharged inside a home on Etta Dr. in Economy. Responding officers learned there was an altercation between a man and woman known to each other inside the home, and immediately after the altercation, the man had discharged a firearm. No injuries resulted from the shot fired.
Officers seized two firearms and safely arrested the man at the home. During the arrest, the man attempted to strike one of the responding officers multiple times.
Tony Fleming Hingley, 61, of River John, has been charged with Careless Use of Firearm, Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose, Resist Arrest, and Failure to Comply with Order (two counts). He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Truro Provincial Court on December 27.
