A 26-year-old man was arrested and is facing numerous weapons charges following a police operation and shelter-in-place in the Red Cliff Road area of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove on the weekend.
RNC were called to Memorial University around 10:45 Sunday morning after a reported altercation involving a man with a firearm who later fled the scene in a vehicle.
The victim, who was an acquaintance of the suspect, suffered minor injuries.
The RNC, with the help of Campus Enforcement, was able to identify the suspect and the RNC Tactics and Rescue Unit was called out to conduct a “high-risk arrest.”
They surrounded a home in Logy Bay and Ryan Mackenzie was taken into custody without further incident.
An imitation firearm was seized following a search of the home.
Mackenzie is charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats, robbery with a firearm and pointing a firearm among other charges.
The full list of charges against him are below:
- Pointing a firearm
- Robbery with a firearm
- Using a firearm to commit an indictable offence
- Careless use of a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Assault with a weapon
- Uttering threats
