RCMP say they arrested an armed and barricaded man in Wagmatcook, Wednesday night.
Police say at around 2:15 Wednesday afternoon, Victoria County District RCMP responded to a report of an altercation between two people on Twin Road. Officers learned that one of the men was acting erratically and had left with a knife.
Police later found him at a home on Humes Rear East Loop and found that he also had a firearm in addition to the knife. RCMP say the man made threats to himself and to officers at the scene, and tried to leave the area in two different stolen vehicles.
The man then broke into an unoccupied home and barricaded himself inside.
RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog services, Air Services and Northeast Nova Traffic Services joined officers on site. The man was arrested around 7:20 that evening.
36-year-old Coady James Isador of Wagmatcook is facing 22 charges, in addition to previous charges from an outstanding warrant. Charges include Break and Enter, Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle, Uttering Threats, Pointing a Firearm, and nine counts of Failure to Comply with a Release Order. Isador made his first court appearance on Thursday.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact to contact the Victoria County District RCMP at 902-295-2350. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or use the P3 Tips App.