**** HRP Media Release
Police lay weapons charges
Halifax Regional Police has charged a man in relation to a weapons incident that occurred in Dartmouth last night.
At approximately 6:45 p.m., police responded to a property damage call at an apartment building on Roleika Drive. Officers located a 33-year-old man with a minor injury who had caused the damage to the building. He was treated by EHS at the scene. As officers were leaving, the man attempted to assault officers with a knife. The man was taken into custody after a brief struggle. There were no reported injuries to officers.
Christopher Michael Gallant, 33, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court today to face charges of:
- Mischief
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
- Assault with a weapon
- Resisting arrest
- Assault a peace officer with a weapon (x3)
