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Man arrested after barricading himself in Chesley home

One person is charged in a disturbance that led to a large police presence in Chesley.

South Bruce OPP, West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Crisis Negotiators and West Region OPP K-9 responded to a home at 3 p.m. on 1st Avenue North.

Police said a man barricaded himself inside and in the interest of the publics safety a perimeter was established.

At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday the man was arrested without incident or injury.

He is charged with two counts of uttering threats causing death or bodily harm, mischief- destroy or damage to property and fail to comply with probation order.

The accused is pending a bail hearing.

There was no threat to the publics safety.

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