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Drunk Man Allegedly Found Unconscious Under Tree With Rifle, Balaclava

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 31 Oct, 2017 12:34 PM
    HALIFAX — A man is facing numerous charges after he was allegedly found unconscious wearing a ski mask with a rifle and ammunition on a Halifax-area street.
     
    Investigators say officers found the 28-year-old man lying near a tree on Primrose Street in Dartmouth around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
     
    They say the man was wearing a "rolled up" balaclava and an unloaded rifle and ammunition was found with him in a backpack.
     
    Police initially said that the man had fallen from a tree and knocked himself unconscious, but later clarified they were not sure if he had fallen from the tree.
     
    Brendan Carter is facing numerous weapons-related charges.

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