Man wanted on provincewide warrant arrested: N.S. RCMP

A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

The Nova Scotia RCMP says a 35-year-old man who was wanted on a provincewide warrant has been arrested.

The RCMP issued a news release Monday advising the public that Luke Pictou was wanted on assault and threat charges.

On Tuesday, police issued an update stating Pictou had been arrested.

He is facing charges of:

• assault
• assault with a weapon
• assault while choking
• suffocating or strangling
• uttering threats to property

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