ANTIGONISH, N.S. – Police in Nova Scotia have charged a 36-year-old man with uttering threats to cause death to a police officer and to a local Crown prosecutor in Antigonish.
The man was arrested after a fight at an Antigonish restaurant.
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Investigators say while the man was being held in cells he threatened to kill officers, the local Crown and to burn down the detachment.
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Police spokeswoman Const. Catherine Bezaire says the man also threatened to harm the children of local RCMP officers.
The man is expected in provincial court on Friday.
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