A Fort MacMurray man has been arrested after a neighbourhood argument turned into a case of intimidation by chainsaw. The argument occurred last Wednesday evening, apparently over some noise coming from the property of the man who was eventually arrested and charged. This is not something that happens every day. In spite of the fact that the man only started the chainsaw and revved it up, and the alleged victim had no injuries and was not assaulted with the chainsaw, a crime still occurred according to Wood Buffalo RCMP spokesperson Cpl. George Cameron. The police report states that the argument between the two men escalated and the one male revved up his chainsaw in order to intimidate his neighbour. The chainsaw wielding bad neighbour was arrested at around 11 pm, and charges are pending.

Wood Buffalo Cpl. George Cameron explained why the Fort MacMurray man was arrested after the neighbourhood argument and chainsaw intimidation. Cameron said “Some neighbours weren’t getting along, it appears that one neighbour was making some noise so the other neighbour decided to equal the noise by starting up a chainsaw.” Cameron also explained that the charge of assault stems from the threat of violence involved, saying “Someone can be charged with assault simply just by raising their fist.” Let this be a lesson to everyone. You should always treat your neighbour with respect and you should never try to use intimidation by chainsaw. So far the names of the two neighbours involved in the dispute have not been named.