Last Friday night/Saturday morning provided some tense moments in the downtown area, as members of the Prince Rupert Detachment of the RCMP effected three arrests related to a weapons call at a downtown pub.
Shortly after the midnight hour, the RCMP were called to the downtown core of the city after receiving a complaint that several men inside of Johnny B's pub were in possession of weapons.
As the RCMP arrived on scene they located the men in question outside of the pub on Second Avenue West and immediately took them into custody without incident.
In the course of their investigation police located a black pellet gun, which appeared to be a real  |
| Weapons from March 21 incident |
The weapons were discovered concealed on two of the men and were seized.
Charges of Carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purposed have been recommended in relation to the incident.
In addition to the weapons charges a third man was taken into custody for unrelated matters consisting of Uttering threats, Intimidating a Justice participant and Breach of recognizance.
All three of the men taken into custody are from the Prince Rupert area and are awaiting their first appearance date at the Prince Rupert Provincial Law Courts.
Should anyone have further information on this incident, they are asked to contact the RCMP at 250-627-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
More on the Friday night incident can be found from this media release.
Past items from Northwest Emergency Services can be found on our archive page.
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