The Nanaimo RCMP say a man has been arrested after he reportedly threatened people with what appeared to be a toy bow loaded with an arrow that had a needle affixed to it.
Mounties say they were called to the parking lot of the Port Place Mall around 7 p.m. on Monday for reports of a man "threatening staff and bystanders" with the bow, needle and a stick.
"Officers quickly located the suspect and as they approached, the suspect fled," said the Nanaimo RCMP in a release Friday.The suspect, 32-year-old Nanaimo resident Adam Cajander, has been charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, uttering threats, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
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