Handcuffs file photo. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Dave Richie)Handcuffs file photo. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Dave Richie)
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Victim Threatened With Machete

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after another man was threatened with a machete in St. Thomas.

The St. Thomas Police Service says on Friday, the victim reported to police that another man approached him on Ross St., pulled a machete from a sheath and said he was going to kill him.

Police later arrested a 22-year-old suspect who has been remanded into custody for a bail hearing.

No one was injured during the incident and police say the accused and the victim are known to each other.

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