2018-02-14
Man Facing Weapons Charges After Stabbing Incident
Shortly before 9pm last Thursday, a 24 year old male attended the Summerside Police Service reporting he had just been involved in an altercation with another man and had been stabbed in the hand and shoulder.
The man reported that he had accompanied a female acquaintance to a Heckbert Street residence in order for her to pick up her child from the child’s father.
At some point, the two men then became involved in a physical altercation and the suspect, a 31 year old Summerside man, brandished a knife. The altercation ended with the victim receiving minor injuries to his hand and shoulder.
The suspect was arrested a short time later and was held in custody until today when he will be appearing before the court.
The man faces charges of assault with a weapon, assault, uttering threats, possession of a dangerous weapon and mischief.
Driver Facing Impaired Charge
At approximately 11:30 pm last Friday evening, police officers on patrol in the Water Street East area came across a vehicle that had just driven off the road and into a snowbank.
Police spoke with the driver and observed signs that he had been drinking. The driver, an 18 year old Summerside man, then failed a roadside screening device test. He was arrested and later provided samples of his breath that were in excess of the legal limit.
The man will appear in court at a later date to answer to a charge of impaired driving. His vehicle was also seized for 30 days.