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On August 29 at 12:35 a.m., police responded to a weapons complaint on Lincoln Cross after a group of youth walking in the area were approached by another group of youth and one adult who were in a vehicle. Three youths who were walking were sprayed with a sensory irritant and one of those youth was also physically assaulted. A number of personal items were taken from the victims. EHS attended and treated the victims for non-life threatening injuries.
A traffic stop was conducted on Voyager Way where the suspects were arrested. K9 conducted a search of the area and items involved in the incident were located. Police do not believe this to be a random act.
Nineteen-year-old Johnathan Paul Carvery of Hammonds Plains attended Halifax Provincial Court yesterday to face the following charges:
- Robbery
- Assault
- Assault with a weapon X3
- Possession of a prohibited weapon
- Possession of stolen property
The two youth also attended Youth Court at Halifax Provincial Court yesterday and each face the following charges:
- Robbery
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm
- Assault with a Weapon X4
- Possession of a dangerous weapon X2
- Possession of a prohibited weapon
- Possession of property obtained by crime
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