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Weapons-related charges laid after Owen Sound disturbance

Police in Owen Sound made an arrest early Thursday morning and ended up confiscating several weapons.

Officers responded to a disturbance in the downtown area of 3rd Ave East and 8th Street East just after 1 a.m.

Two men had been fighting, and one man reported to police that the other individual had pointed a gun and a knife at him.

A 26-year-old man was taken into custody and allegedly found to be in possession of a replica pistol and two knives.

He is charged with assault with a weapon, pointing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, breach of a weapons prohibition order and failing to comply with bail conditions.  He was held for a bail hearing.

There were no injuries reported during the incident.

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