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RCMP: Winnipeg man arrested after throwing bag of used needles at people

RCMP say a man tossed a bag of used needles at others. Manitoba RCMP

A Winnipeg man has been tossed in jail after police say he tossed a bag of used needles at two people.

It happened Monday morning in Thompson, when police were called to a disturbance at a home. Officers arrived to find a man acting erratically and he then threw the bag of needles. Nobody was injured.

The man was taken into custody where he was also found to be carrying a homemade edged weapon. He was under conditions not to own, possess or carry any weapon.

The edged weapon police say the man was carrying. RCMP Manitoba

31-year-old Benjamin Wall faces 14 charges, including assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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