Young girls threatened twice at knifepoint in Ontario town

Two young girls were threatened at knifepoint twice by the same man in a short period of time on Saturday night in an eastern Ontario town, police say.

The victims, described by Ontario Provincial Police as “female youths,” approached police officers shortly after 10 p.m. to report they had just been threatened in two separate incidents in Greater Napanee, about 45 kilometres west of Kingston.

An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged a short time later, police said in a news release on Monday.

Police said the girls told officers they had been threatened at knifepoint at a local quarry earlier in the evening.

“Officers conducted an investigation and learned that the two youths fled the quarry, but were followed to a secondary location where they were again threatened at knifepoint and not allowed to leave,” police said. “Both youths eventually managed to safely leave the location and report the incident to police.”

An 18-year-old man from Greater Napanee has been charged with two counts each of forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and uttering threats to damage property. He’s also charged with wearing a disguise with the intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

The accused is scheduled to appear in Greater Napanee court on Jan. 14.