Headingley RCMP are reporting that a 39-year-old Ontario man was recently arrested in connection to a weapon’s related incident that occurred at a business located on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, Manitoba.
On June 1, 2022, at approximately 6:30pm, Headingley RCMP received a report of a man with a knife at a business located in the RM of Headingley. It was reported that the suspect was smashing things and brandishing the weapon in a dangerous manner.
Upon arrival at the scene, RCMP immediately cleared the premises of all civilians. Officers then attempted to speak to the male suspect, but he was in a highly agitated state and was carrying a large fixed blade knife.
Police say that the suspect, a 39-year-old Ontario man, began to harm himself by running into fixed objects inside the business. Officers deployed a conducted energy weapon which brought the male suspect to the ground. The man was subsequently arrested for his safety as well as that of the officers. Police noted that the knife used in this incident was seized.
RCMP report that the male suspect suffered minor physical injuries from self-inflicted harm and was transported to hospital to be treated. When the man was medically cleared, he was formally arrested for mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
