Halifax Regional Police are trying to piece together the events that led to a 28-year-old man being found lying on the ground in Dartmouth, drunk and with a long gun in his bag.
Police responded to a call of an unconscious man on Primrose Street at around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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They found the unconscious man who was “intoxicated by alcohol” near a tree wearing a rolled-up balaclava. He had a backpack containing an unloaded rifle and ammunition.
Initially, police said they believed the man had fallen out of the tree but said a few hours later they were unable to confirm if that’s what happened.
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Brendan Carter was arrested without incident and is scheduled to make an appearance in court Tuesday morning for numerous firearms-related charges.