RCMP in P.E.I. arrest man wanted for firearm threats in Halifax

(Source: RCMP)

RCMP in Prince Edward Island arrested a man for firearm offences Wednesday.

The RCMP and Halifax Regional Police Integrated Criminal Investigation Division requested assistance from the PEI Provincial Joint Enforcement Team (JET) in locating a 22-year-old man from Halifax who was allegedly involved in a series of firearm threats in Halifax.

Police located the man at a motel in Brackley, P.E.I. at 2:30 p.m. The RCMP Emergency Response Team was deployed and arrested the man, Dreonne Colley-Williams, without incident and transported him to back to Dartmouth, said an RCMP news release.

Willams will appear in court Thursday. He has been charged with:

• uttering threats
• using an imitation firearm while committing an offence
• possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• carrying a concealed weapon

JET was assisted by the RCMP General Investigation Section in its search.

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