Charges Laid After a Person Was injured Outside of a business.

A Mount Hanley man is facing charges after an altercation in New Minas.

On August 3, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Kings District RCMP responded to a report that a man was injured outside of a business in the 9000 block of Commercial St.

Upon arrival at the scene, RCMP officers located a 26-year-old-man and learned that he had been assaulted with a knife by another man who was known to him. The suspect had left the area in a Honda Civic before officers arrived.

An RCMP officer observed the suspect’s Civic heading east on Hwy. 1 and completed a traffic stop. The driver, 26-year-old Mackenzie Allen Moore of Mount Hanley, was arrested. He’s facing charges of Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose.

The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

Moore was remanded into custody and is due to appear in Kentville Provincial Court on August 6.

The investigation is ongoing.

Source : RCMP Release