THUNDER BAY – An off-duty Thunder Bay Police Service officer intervened in a parking lot confrontation involving a knife.
According to a release, the officer was in the parking lot of Northwood Plaza Wednesday evening when he observed a man threatening two other men with a knife.
The officer approached the man and identified himself as a police officer.
The confrontation ended with no injuries, and the accused fled to a nearby store.
The officer phoned for assistance and a uniform patrol officer arrived on scene to apprehend the accused a short time later.
Police have charged a 40-year-old Thunder Bay man with assault with a weapon.
He was released for a future court date.
