RCMP arrest two men after altercation at Lower Sackville gas station

LOWER SACKVILLE: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested two men following an altercation in the parking lot of a business in Lower Sackville.

On October 31, at approximately 6:50 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a disturbance in the parking lot of a gas station in the 200 block of Cobequid Rd.

Officers learned that a Mazda3 had struck a gas pump and several parked vehicles before leaving the area. 

A short time later, officers located the damaged Mazda3 on Dickey Dr.

The driver told investigators that he had been sitting in his parked vehicle at the gas station when a man known to him exited another vehicle and assaulted him. 

The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.  A passenger in the vehicle was not injured. 

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Investigators determined that after the assault, the driver used the Mazda3 to ram the other man’s vehicle before leaving the scene.  In the process, the Mazda struck a gas pump and several parked vehicles.

The 25-year-old Mount Uniacke driver was arrested for assault with a weapon and dangerous operation of a vehicle. 

He was later released on conditions. 

The other man, a 22-year-old from Gays River, was arrested for assault and was later released on conditions. 

Both men are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.

File: 26-170294, 26-170366