A New Glasgow, N.S., man is facing charges after RCMP say a social media app alerted them that child pornography was being shared on the site.
Police allege the man also reached for a fake firearm during his arrest.
The Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, members of the New Glasgow Police and the RCMP Technological Crime Unit searched a home on Jan. 10.
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According to police, the suspect reached for what appeared to be a handgun under a desk while officers were arresting him.
The suspect was “quickly controlled” by the officers and police removed the weapon. It was later determined the firearm was a replica.
“One police officer and the suspect sustained minor injuries, that did not require medical attention,” RCMP said in a news release.
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Nicholas Linthorne, 20, has been charged with transmitting child pornography, possession of child pornography, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using an imitation firearm while committing the indictable offence of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon.
Linthorne has been remanded until his next court appearance on Feb. 5.