Charges are pending after Cranbrook RCMP arrested a man in the downtown core on Friday evening.
Police responded after a complaint of a ‘bloodied’ man with an axe and made the arrest without incident, according to an update on the Cranbrook RCMP twitter feed.
Cranbrook RCMP responded to a complaint of a bloodied male with an axe in the downtown core last night. The male was arrested without incident. Investigators learned the injuries were incurred in a previous altercation and not related to the axe. Charges are pending.
— Cranbrook RCMP (@CranbrookRCMP) January 27, 2018
Investigators learned the injuries sustained occurred in a previous altercation and was not related to the axe.
No further information has been provided.