Pond Inlet, Nunavut, man faces charges after hamlet put in lockdown
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A 47-year-old Pond Inlet, Nunavut, man faces several charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and ramming a house with an all-terrain vehicle in the Baffin Island hamlet.
RCMP said schools and workplaces went into lockdown during the incident Wednesday after police received reports the man had a gun.
In a news release on Friday, RCMP said there was no weapon. The lockdown ended after the man was arrested, police said.
The man faces seven charges, including assault by choking, forcible confinement, uttering threats and mischief. He remains in custody and was scheduled for a bail hearing in Pond Inlet Friday.
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