Halifax District RCMP have arrested three people in relation to an assault that occurred in Sheet Harbour.
At 8:30 p.m. on February 1, RCMP received a report of an assault on Albert Howe Ln. When police arrived, the suspects had already fled. A preliminary investigation determined that the victim received a phone call to meet with individuals known to him. He drove to a business on Church Point Rd. and then walked to a home on Albert Howe Ln. where he was allegedly assaulted with various weapons. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.
On February 3, RCMP arrested three suspects without incident and searched a home on Albert Howe Ln. that resulted in the seizure of a firearm, ammunition, cannabis and various weapons including those alleged to be involved in the original assault with a weapon.
Mitchell James Howe, 24, of Sheet Harbour, has been charged with the following:
- Assault with a Weapon
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm
- Uttering Threats to Cause Bodily Harm x 4
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Stephen James Power, 27, of Sheet Harbour, has been charged with the following:
- Assault with a Weapon
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Unsafe Storage of firearm
- Breach of Release Conditions
Howe and Power are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today.
A 28-year-old woman from Sheet Harbour is facing a charge of Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose. She was released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on March 11.
The investigation is ongoing.
File # 20-15365