A 49-year-old Sarnia man facing a slew of weapons charges following an incident Friday on Devine Street, and who appeared to suffer a medical emergency in custody later that day, was arrested again Tuesday on new charges.
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A man on an apartment balcony at 817 Devine St. was seen pointing what appeared to be an assault-style gun at another man who had been yelling at him on Friday before 2 am The man with the weapon went back inside his unit, but after the other man continued asking for another person he returned to the balcony, “this time with what was described as a ‘Dirty Harry’-looking silver handgun, again threatening the (man),” police said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
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The man with the weapons was quickly arrested and a search of the unit led to the seizure of several weapons, police said.
“The weapons included numerous BB- and airsoft-style guns, including ones matching the description of those involved in this incident,” police said.
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Robert Mitchell, 49, from Sarnia, is facing charges of possessing an unauthorized firearm, pointing a firearm, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, police said.
Mitchell appeared Friday afternoon in Sarnia bail court, where he was kept in custody and the case was adjourned to Tuesday. In the meantime, he was banned from contacting the complainant and two others.
But just as the justice of the peace made the decision, Mitchell appeared to suffer a medical emergency. Security scrambled to help him and court was briefly closed.
Mitchell, appearing to be feeling better, briefly appeared again Tuesday morning in court through a video link from the Sarnia Jail, where the Crown said new charges were coming, although they didn’t say what they were.
Court documents with the new charges weren’t immediately available Tuesday.
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