A 23-year-old man is facing charges following a standoff in Moncton which lasted more than eight hours.
Mounties were called to an Alma Street apartment shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday for a report of an assault with a weapon.
They say a woman in her 20s suffered minor injuries during the alleged incident.
Police say a man barricaded himself inside an apartment when they arrived, so they set up a perimeter as a precaution.
Officers were able to enter the apartment shortly before 11 p.m. Friday and the man was taken into custody.
Man arrested in incident in Moncton on Alma St. Police barricades lifted. #Moncton
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) January 19, 2019
Jothan Snook of Moncton is facing six charges, including assault with a weapon, possession of a firearm while prohibited, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, careless use of a firearm, failing to comply with a judge’s undertaking and failing to comply with a probation order.
Snook was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Moncton provincial court on Tuesday afternoon.
Story by Brad Perry
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Email: perry.brad@radioabl.ca
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