Man faces multiple charges after gas station robbery in Lower Sackville

CITYnews halifax / By Chris Halef

Halifax District RCMP have charged a man involved in a gas station robbery in Lower Sackville.

On Wednesday morning, Mounties responded to a report of a robbery at a gas station on Cobequid Road where a man had brandished a knife, demanded cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot.

Police said there were no injuries reported, adding they later arrested two men after a search of the area. One man was released without charges.

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According to RCMP, officers executed a search warrant later that morning at a home where they seized cash, cigarettes and a knife from the property.

Matthew Christopher Specht, 38, from Middle Sackville, is facing a number of charges including robbery, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, among others.

He appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court and was remanded into custody.

Police said Specht will return to court next month.