The Greater Sudbury man facing a bundle of weapons-related charges after dangerous incident in the downtown core two weeks ago has been granted bail.

Justice of the Peace Monique Seguin, in her reserved decision announced Friday, granted bail to Matthew McGovern, 21.

Conditions of McGovern’s bail include that he live with his sureties (his parents), not be away from the residence unless accompanied by one of them, not possess or use illegal drugs, that he not be in a residence where firearms are present, have no contact with the business owner he encountered the day of his arrest and attend the Crisis Intervention Centre.

McGovern’s parents had to commit $40,000 bail as part of their son’s release.

McGovern’s charges are:

— two counts possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace;

— one count of robbery using a firearm;

— one count of intimidation of a justice system participant;

— one count of discharging a firearm in a reckless manner;

— one count of carrying a concealed weapon;

— one count of careless use of a firearm;

— one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm;

— one count of resist peace officer;

— one count of possession of a prohibited device or ammunition;

— two counts of assault a peace officer with a weapon; and

— two counts of pointing a firearm.

McGovern was arrested Sept. 16 after Greater Sudbury Police officers received several calls from the public around 3 p.m. about an armed man, including reports that gunshots had been heard in the downtown area.

Witnesses told The Star they saw a man dressed head to toe in camouflage and carrying what appeared to be a large gun.

Uniform and plainclothes officers descended on the area immediately, police said, and from the Sudbury Community Arena parking lot, officers saw the armed man and confirmed he was, in fact, armed with a shotgun.

One of the officers surprised the suspect, police said, and gained control of the shotgun.

However, at that point, the man pulled out a second weapon he was carrying and pointed it at the officers.

Police were able to take him to the ground, though, and disarmed him.

A search revealed the man was carrying extra ammunition for both weapons, police said.

According to police, the robbery charge stems from an incident shortly before the encounter with police when McGovern allegedly entered a nearby business carrying the shotgun.

Seguin’s decision followed a lengthy bail hearing held over several days.

harold.carmichael@sunmedia.ca