Man facing charges after police respond to incident in Renfrew County cemetery

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

A 55-year-old man is facing a charge of transporting a firearm in a careless manner, after police responded to an incident in a cemetery in Renfrew County.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to the cemetery on Lanark Road in Greater Madawaska Township just after 12 a.m. Friday.

“It was reported that a male was in a vehicle at that location, in possession of a firearm,” the OPP said in a statement.

“Additional officers, including members of the Emergency Response Team, were called to the scene and Crisis Negotiators also responded. Officers surrounded the vehicle and began communicating with the male.”

Police said the individual was taken into custody without incident at approximately 4:30 a.m.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke at a later date.