A 29-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a robbery and assault in Moncton on Thursday.
New Brunswick RCMP says at around 6 p.m., they were called to the parking lot of a car wash business on Mapleton Road.
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Police say a man had approached a vehicle with two people inside and asked for a cigarette, then got into the vehicle, flashed a weapon and demanded money.
A fight broke out, police say, and one of the people inside the vehicle was injured as a result. He was taken to hospital and later released.
Police say the suspect then got into a waiting vehicle, which then fled the scene.
The suspect was located a short time later on Essex Street. Three people inside the vehicle were then arrested, according to police.
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Joshua Daniel Joseph Martin of Moncton appeared in court on Friday, where he was charged with robbery and assault with a weapon.
He remains in police custody and is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday.