Three people arrested for assault with weapons

February 4, 2020
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia

News release

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

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Contact information

Cpl. Lisa Croteau
Public Information Officer
Halifax District RCMP
Cell: 902-830-5695
Email: lisa.croteau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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