Police accuse Regina man of assault and gun crime – Regina | The Canadian News

A Regina man in custody faces a total of 11 counts, including assault and weapons charges.

Regina police say officers were dispatched just before 9 p.m. Monday to the 1600 block of Ottawa Street, south of South Railway Street, for a report of a weapons call involving a knife.

Police learned that a man with a knife confronted another man.

The report indicates that officers soon spotted a man matching the description of the suspect fleeing by bicycle.

One of the officers was on foot and knocked the suspect off the bicycle, knocking him to the ground, police said. After a brief fight, the suspect was arrested and taken to hospital after the disassembly.

Police discovered that he was in possession of a .22-caliber rifle, ammunition, other knives, and tools that were used to break through.

The suspect, Jarvais Cote, 32, was also found in violation of a reconnaissance and firearms ban.

Cote made his first court appearance on his charges Tuesday afternoon.

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