Man who pointed handgun at RCMP officers faces slew of charges

A 45-year-old man who pointed a gun at police on Sunday is facing a slew of weapons and threats-related charges.

RCMP say they received a report of a man making death threats against another person in Lower Sackville at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police located the suspect at a home in Dartmouth, but when officers arrived the man pointed a handgun at them.

Paul Edward Connolly, from Dartmouth, was quickly arrested and no one was injured.

He is now facing a number of charges including;

• Two counts of uttering death threats
• Pointing a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public
• Two counts of possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized
• Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
• Assault with a weapon
• Unsafe storage of a firearm
• Two counts of possession of a weapon obtained by an offence
• Possession of a prohibited weapon

Connolly is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on March 23.