SUDBURY -- A 56-year-old man is being charged with attempted murder stemming from an incident that allegedly happened during the afternoon of Saturday, May 23.

According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), officers responded to calls regarding a weapons call on Lee Valley Road in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township around 12:30 Saturday afternoon.  

According to a news release, the man was arrested and charged without incident.

The accused was held in custody. He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court on May 25.

Police are asking anyone who may have any information to contact the Espanola OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).