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Man arrested after alleged assault in Fairview: Halifax police

Police have arrested a man in connection with an assault on Sept. 8, 2018. Alexa MacLean/Global News

Halifax Regional Police have arrested a man in connection with an incident involving an assault on Saturday in Halifax.

Police say officers responded to a home in the 0-100 block of Frederick Avenue at approximately 11:20 p.m.

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When they arrived, police said they found a man threatening another man and woman with a knife.

The man with the knife had allegedly physically assaulted the other man before police arrived, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries.

The victim was eventually taken to hospital by EHS for treatment.

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Police arrested Joshua Mitchell Zinck, 32, without incident.

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Zinck appeared in Halifax provincial court to face charges of aggravated assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, three counts of uttering threats and breach of probation.

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