Back in February, Gleichen RCMP were on patrol when they witnessed an armed robbery outside the Gleichen Liquor Store on Main Street.
Mounties saw a man leave the liquor store carrying a bottle of vodka and being followed by a store employee.
The man then pulled a knife on the employee and headed northbound towards a residential area.
Police followed and arrested the man, and they found various drugs and weapons in his possession, including methamphetamine and fentanyl.
32-year-old Justin Brett Decoux, a resident of Lloydminster, was charged with the following:
- Robbery
- Uttering threats
- Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (x3)
- Possession of ammunition while prohibited
- Possession of an explosive substance while prohibited
- Possession of a weapon while prohibited
Decoux was remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and will appear in the Cochrane Court of Justice on April 9.
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