Charges are pending after Cranbrook RCMP arrested a man in the downtown core on Friday evening.
Police responded after a complaint of a ‘bloodied’ man with an axe and made the arrest without incident, according to an update on the Cranbrook RCMP twitter feed.
Cranbrook RCMP responded to a complaint of a bloodied male with an axe in the downtown core last night. The male was arrested without incident. Investigators learned the injuries were incurred in a previous altercation and not related to the axe. Charges are pending.
— Cranbrook RCMP (@CranbrookRCMP) January 27, 2018
Investigators learned the injuries sustained occurred in a previous altercation and was not related to the axe.
Social media was set afire on Friday evening after the arrest was made.
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The 46-year-old man Cranbrook resident was taken to cells and is facing charges of breaching his conditions.
“There was a lot of speculation on social media about this incident. Cranbrook RCMP want to stress that not everything that issaid on social media platforms is the truth. Cranbrook RCMP has a very good relationship with the media outlets in town. Ifsomething serious would have occurred that could have put the community at jeopardy, rest assured there would have been anotification from the Cranbrook RCMP,” says Cst Katie Forgeron.
The man will appear in court at a later date.