A Guelph man faces several charges after an employee of a local business had a knife pulled on him Tuesday while trying to stop a shoplifter.
Just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, a loss prevention employee of a Woodlawn Road West business observed a man walking out without paying for product. The man was stopped and a physical struggle ensued, during which the male removed a folding knife from his pocket and brandished it toward the employee.
The man was located by officers a short distance away and the knife recovered. A 33-year-old Guelph man is charged with assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, theft, obstruct police and two counts of breaching probation. He will appear in a Guelph bail court Thursday.
