(PERTH EAST, ON) - One person has been charged following an incident of intimate partner violence involving a weapon in the Municipality of North Perth

On November 13, 2025 shortly after 11:30 pm the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence in the town of Listowel after receiving a report that an individual was wielding a weapon threatening to harm his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. The individual fled the scene prior to police arrival.

On November 14, 2025 police located and arrested 21-year-old Damon EADIE of North Perth. During a search incident to arrest the accused was found to be in possession of a controlled substance suspected to be Methamphetamine.

The accused was charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

• Assault with a Weapon
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Uttering Threats

Additionally, the accused was charged with the following offence under the Controlled drugs and Substance Act:

• Possession of a Schedule I Substance

The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on November 14 and was subsequently remanded into custody.