At approximately 0100 AM on Jan 13th, 2016 a resident on Rd#5 South of Oliver, BC reported a male had entered onto his property. The male had what appeared to be rifle, was not engaging with the homeowner and when told to leave he departed the property. RCMP from Penticton, Osoyoos and Oliver Detachment attended the call and identified a 5th Wheel trailer parked in the yard of a nearby residence as being where the suspicious male had returned to.

Members for two and half hours attempted to get the male to exit the trailer so his intentions could be determined without success. Members were not able to identify the male who was observed pacing in his trailer, only looking out the window but not speaking to members at scene. During the daylight hours members were able to identify the male as being David MCLAUGHLIN age 28, a previous resident of Osoyoos. MCLAUGHLIN suffers from a mental health issue a result of a brain injury and has a history of illicit drug use, the combination creating erratic sometimes violent behavior.

RCMP Members placed themselves at great risk to get close enough to the trailer to attempt to negotiate with MCLAUGHLIN asking he exit the trailer in a safe manner. MCLAUGHLIN eventually agreed to exit the trailer and once he did he was arrested for Breaching conditions of release for an unrelated matter and for the new firearms offence. A loaded rifle was located in the trailer and seized for evidence.

RCMP Oliver requested Court order MCLAUGHLIN be provided a psychiatric assessment, treatment prior to being considered for release. David MCLAUGHLIN is currently in custody faced with several Criminal Code charges and will undergo a Mental Health Assessment prior to his next court appearance.

Oliver RCMP would like to thank EHS for standing by in event someone was injured during the event. The area was rural and the risk to the general public was limited.