A 34-year-old man has been charged after allegedly threatening people with a knife in Halifax.
Halifax Regional Police responded to the reports in the area of Duke and Barrington streets just before 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Police say officers found the man a short distance away on Barrington Street where he then also threatened the officers.
The man was arrested and the weapon was seized, according to a news release from Halifax Regional Police.
There were no injuries reported.
Derrick James Paulette appeared in Halifax provincial court Wednesday to face charges of:
- uttering threats to cause bodily harm
- assault with a weapon
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public
- possession of a prohibited/restricted weapon
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