Knives, bear spray seized from man caught smoking on Winnipeg Transit bus

Weapons including a can of bear spray were seized from a man who police say was kicked off a bus for smoking and brandishing a knife Thursday night.

Police were called about the suspect “causing trouble, smoking and holding a knife” on a city bus that had stopped near the corner of Portage Avenue and Kennedy Street around 10 p.m.

A second caller warned police they’d seen the man take two knives out of a backpack and conceal one in his waistband and the other near one of his socks.

Officers found the man walking north on Kennedy Street from Portage Avenue.

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They say the man was “uncooperative” with the officers, who used a stun gun on him after they say he reached toward the knife allegedly hidden near his sock.

The suspect was arrested and police say officers seized two knives, including a hunting knife, and a can of bear spray.

A 19-year-old man from Winnipeg is charged with three counts of possession of a weapon and six counts of failing to comply with a release order.

The accused remains in police custody.