{"id":33699,"date":"2023-01-16T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=33699"},"modified":"2023-01-16T14:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:48:05","slug":"upper-sackville-man-arrested-for-threats-firearm-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=33699","title":{"rendered":"Upper Sackville man arrested for threats, firearm offences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WOLFVILLE:<\/strong> An 18-year-old Upper Sackville man is facing firearm-related charges after an incident at Acadia University over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a release, Kings District RCMP said they are investigating a threats and firearms call that occurred just after midnight on Jan. 14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say they received a report of a man seen with a firearm at a university residence in Wolfville.\u00a0Officers arrived at the university which had initiated a lockdown of the residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon further investigation, police learned two men had a minor altercation after bumping into each other at a residence party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A third man then approached the pair, lifted up his shirt and showed a firearm tucked in his waistband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An 18-year-old Upper Sackville man was arrested at the residence and later released on conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s scheduled to appear in Kentville Provincial Court on February 28 to face the following charges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uttering Threats Against a Person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carrying a Concealed Weapon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using Imitation of a Firearm in the Commission of an Offence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police did not locate a firearm at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Kings District RCMP at 902-542-3817. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll-free at <a href=\"tel:1-800-222-TIPS%20(8477)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1-800-222-TIPS (8477)<\/a>, submit a secure web tip at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or use the P3 Tips App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File # <a>2023-60475<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] WOLFVILLE: An 18-year-old Upper Sackville man is facing firearm-related charges after an incident at Acadia University over the weekend. In a release, Kings District RCMP said they are investigating a threats and firearms call that occurred just after midnight on Jan. 14. Police say they received a report of a man [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[989,14,1441,1496],"class_list":["post-33699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-acadia-university","tag-rcmp","tag-upper-sackville","tag-wolfville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}