Nova Scotia RCMP has arrested a man in connection to an armed robbery in Middleton earlier this week.
Police say they responded to a reported incident of a suspect assaulting an employee at a Commercial Street grocery store Wednesday afternoon. The suspect fled the scene on foot.
Police learned a man entered the store store with a knife and punched a 64-year-old employee as he demanded cash.
The employee suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say they arrested an 18-year-old person on Commercial Street around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday. He was found in possession of ammunition and stolen shoes.
Tyson Kevin Cecil Bishop was charged with:
- robbery
- theft
- possession of property obtained by crime
- disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence
- possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- assault causing bodily harm
- contravention of storage regulation
Bishop was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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