Two men have been charged after an attempt to steal an ATV from a home in Bonavista was thwarted by the owner.

RCMP received a report around 11:00 on the evening of Wednesday, May 1 that two men had attempted to steal the machine which was parking on a residential property.

The homeowner approached the pair and chased them off, but was threated in the process.

RCMP located the two suspects a short distance away. The pair was arrested after a short foot chase, but not before a taser had to be used by one of the arresting officers. The two men were allegedly found in possession of suspected stolen property which police discovered was linked to a break and enter that had occurred earlier that evening.

Fifty-four-year-old Rodney Harris is charged with uttering threats, theft under $5,000, break and enter, possession of property obtained by crime, trespassing and breach of release orders.

Fifty-one-year-old Jerry Pearce is charged with theft under $5,000, break and enter, trespassing, possession of stolen property and resisting a peace officer.