**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP charges one person after responding to barricaded man
Yarmouth Rural RCMP Detachment has charged a man who was in possession of a firearm while barricaded in a home in Sand Beach.
On April 7 at approximately 11:20 pm, RCMP responded to a report of a man in possession of a firearm who had assaulted a woman. The two were inside a home on Wyman Rd.
The woman, along with another male occupant, were able to exit the home safely. When police arrived, the man was the only person in the house. He had barricaded himself inside a room and refused to exit.
The Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team and RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) attended in addition to general duty officers.
At approximately 3:45 a.m. on April 8, the man exited the home but refused to comply with officers’ directions. An officer deployed their conductive energy weapon, and the man was arrested with the assistance of PDS. He was transported to hospital by EHS for assessment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Colin Outhouse, 50, of Sand Beach, is charged with Assault and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose. He had a first court appearance on April 8 and was remanded into custody pending future court appearances.
Also on April 8, investigators executed a search warrant at the home and seized a firearm.
