Blenheim man, 37, charged after sledgehammer disturbance

A 37-year-old Blenheim man has been charged with weapons and probation offences after police responded to a disturbance at a Talbot Street West business on Nov. 3, Chatham-Kent police said. The release listed the incident at 8:36 p.m.

Witnesses told police a man carrying a sledgehammer had been involved in a verbal dispute with a woman. Police said the man allegedly yelled at people in the area and left on foot before officers arrived at the business.

Officers spoke with witnesses and the people involved. Following their investigation, police said they formed grounds to believe the man had possessed a sledgehammer and a knife for a purpose dangerous to the public peace.

Police went to a residence in Blenheim, where they found the man and arrested him without incident. Investigators also determined that he was subject to a probation order that prohibited him from possessing weapons as defined by the Criminal Code, police said.

The man was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and failure to comply with a probation order. He was taken to Chatham-Kent Police Headquarters and held pending a bail hearing, according to police. The police file number for the incident is CK26082057.