Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: At 7:38 p.m. police responded to an apartment on Delaware Avenue in Chatham for a break and enter.
Through investigation, officers learned the man, armed with a knife, forced entry into an apartment and threatened the occupants.
The man fled the apartment when police were called.
Officers quickly located the man in the backyard of a nearby residence.
The man was safely taken into custody and the knife was recovered.
Upon a search incident to arrest the man was found in possession of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl.
The 42-year-old Chatham man was charged with break and enter, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
He was transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.
