A Manitoba man is facing weapons and mischief charges after an incident Monday involving a pickaxe and some very important gas tanks.
RCMP said they were called around 11:25 p.m. about a man hitting the tanks, which supply fuel to Ebb and Flow First Nation, with an axe.
The man, 32, was arrested a short time later, police said, still armed with the pickaxe and walking down Highway 278. RCMP also seized a razor blade that was hidden inside his mouth.
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After the incident, the tanks were checked, and no fuel appears to have been spilled, police said.
The man was charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose and mischief, and released from custody.
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