Man facing assault charges after incident at Halifax’s Scotia Square Mall

A 33-year-old man is facing nine charges after a disturbance in Scotia Square in Halifax.

A man is facing several charges after an incident at the Scotia Square Mall in downtown Halifax Wednesday night.

Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a physical disturbance in the mall’s food court around 5:15 p.m.

Officers helped mall security guards with a man who had been “behaving aggressively.”

Police say the man was asked to leave but he refused.

The man allegedly continued to cause a disturbance and threatened and pushed the security guards.

No one was injured.

Police say he made gestures and threats that suggested he had a weapon.

The man was taken into custody. No weapon was found on him.

Jodell Stundon, 33, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Thursday to face charges of:

• assault (two counts)
• assault with a weapon (two counts)
• uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death (two counts)
• cause a disturbance
• mischief
• failure to comply with condition of release order

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