Souris man accused of pointing gun at woman

A 66-year-old man from Souris, accused of bursting into a home and pointing a gun at a woman last week, has been charged with a slew of offences.

Blue Hills RCMP were called about the incident just before 1 p.m. last Thursday. RCMP say a man knocked on the door of a couple’s home in Souris, then asked the woman who answered the door to speak to her partner.

He then assaulted the woman and pointed a rifle at her, but she ran off as her husband arrived. The husband tackled the man and wrestled the gun from him, then held him down while waiting for police, RCMP say.

Officers arrived and took the man into custody. He was taken to a local hospital and was arrested the next morning. Mounties seized a firearm.

Kenneth Kettles, 66, of Souris, is charged with pointing a firearm, break and enter, assault with a weapon and several firearms offences, among others. He was let out on a release order.