Weapon Assault in Corner Brook Sends Man to Jail

RNC on the province's west coast responded to a call that an individual had been threatened and assaulted with a weapon shortly after 4:00 pm on Monday.

It was reported that male had emerged from a residential property into the roadway and approached the complaint with an edged weapon and threatened to cause harm to him.

As a result of the investigation a 48 year old resident of Corner Brook was arrested without incident and was held for a court appearance later today.

He faces charges of Uttering threats, Assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.