Man who allegedly pointed gun in uptown Saint John arrested: police

The suspect who Saint John police alleged pointed a gun in the city's uptown area. (Source: Saint John Police Force)

Police in Saint John, N.B., have arrested a man who was allegedly seen brandishing a gun in the city’s uptown area on July 24.

Police alleged that an armed man had yelled and pointed a handgun in the area of Union and Wentworth streets before running into a building on Wentworth Street.

Patrol officers, a K9 unit and tactical teams responded to the area and searched an apartment building, but couldn’t find the man.

No injuries were reported.

The Saint John Police Force found and arrested a 35-year-old man on Thursday around 1 a.m. after they received information from the public.

The man was held in custody and appeared in provincial court on Thursday. He is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace.

He is scheduled to return to court on Monday for a bail hearing.