(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following an incident involving a firearm in Trenton.
On May 19, 2025 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Officers with the Quinte West OPP and OPP Canine Unit responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Trenton Street, Quinte West. Police received information that an individual had entered a residence and assaulted the occupants brandishing a firearm. Only minor injuries were sustained in this incident.
An investigation conducted by Quinte West OPP and the Quinte West Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) led to the arrest of a 29-year-old from Quinte West on May 23, 2025.
Austin LLOYD, 29-years-old, from Quinte West, has been charged with the following offences:
- Pointing a Firearm x2
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Assault with a Weapon x2
- Uttering Threats – Cause death or Bodily Harm x2
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
- Possession of Weapon for dangerous Purpose
- Carrying concealed weapon
- Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order x2
- Assault
The accused is being held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville.