Police charge man wearing machete in mall

Police charge man wearing machete in mall

By SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY Staff Reporter
Tue. Mar 3 - 5:58 PM



A man casually walking through the Halifax Shopping Centre, carrying a machete, caught the attention of a merchant and police Tuesday morning.

Just before 10 a.m., a merchant reported to Halifax Regional Police’s community office in the mall that there was a man in the mall behaving in an odd manner, carrying what appeared to be a dagger concealed in his waistband, police said in a news release.
Two police officers located the man in a store on the mall’s first level. He was taken into custody and the machete was recovered without incident.

Brandon Louis Gannon, 19, appeared in Halifax provincial court Tuesday afternoon charged with possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Police do not believe he threatened anyone with the weapon.

Mr. Gannon, of Federal Avenue in Halifax, was released on undertaking and ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment on an outpatient basis. He returns to court on June 11.
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