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Allegedly armed man accused of threatening pedestrians in Barrie catwalk

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Officers arrested a man accused of pointing a firearm at two people in Barrie over the weekend.

Police say the officers responded to a report about a man armed with a weapon threatening a male and a teen who were walking on a catwalk near Pickett Crescent Sunday evening.

The officers began searching and located a man who they say matched the suspect's description just over an hour later in a nearby plaza parking lot at Big Bay Point Road and Leggott Avenue.

He was taken into custody, and police say an airsoft firearm was seized. An airsoft is a replica gun designed to look and feel like the real thing, but despite being fake, the consequences of using a replica firearm in a threatening manner are serious.

The 40-year-old accused from Barrie is charged with uttering threats to cause death, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using an imitation firearm in the commission of indictable offences, and carrying a concealed weapon.

He spent the night behind bars awaiting a bail hearing.

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