Teen Charged in Tillsonburg Weapons Call

Friday, 7 July 2023 at 06:28

By Marcie Culbert @marcieculbert

Photo Credit: Ontario Provincial Police - West Region Facebook page

A 14-year-old from Tillsonburg has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and mischief under $5,000.

TILLSONBURG - A 14-year-old from Tillsonburg has been charged after a vehicle was damaged in their hometown.

The Oxford OPP responded to a weapons call on Quartertown Line at about 11:14 p.m. on Saturday June 24th.

No one was hurt and the teen is now facing one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and one count of mischief under $5,000. They now have a court date in Woodstock.

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