Man charged with 20 offences wanted on provincewide warrant: N.S. RCMP

Jason Sterling Carpenter is pictured. (Source: N.S. RCMP)

The Nova Scotia RCMP is looking for a 46-year-old man who is wanted on a provincewide warrant.

Police say Jason Sterling Carpenter of MacLellans Brook is facing more than 20 charges following an impaired driving incident that happened on Sunday.

The charges include:

• assaulting a peace officer with a weapon (two counts)
• impaired operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm
• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• failure to comply with a release order (seven counts)

The RCMP describes Carpenter as being about five-foot-10 and 200 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

He did not have a beard as of Sunday, though police have released a photo of him with one.

Police say Carpenter may be driving a red, older model GMC Sierra extended cab pickup truck.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to avoid approaching him and to call police or Crime Stoppers.

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