A free coffee turned out to have a substantial cost for a Parksville man after he was arrested and charged by police Tuesday.
On July 11 at 2:30 p.m., a 37-year-old Parksville man of no fixed address entered the McDonaldB次元官网网址檚 restaurant in Parksville and demanded a free coffee, Oceanside RCMP said in a written news release. When the man was denied his coffee, he pulled up his shirt, clearly revealing a handgun in the waistband of his pants.
The staff, feeling very threatened according to police, gave the man a coffee. He then left the restaurant.
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The suspect, who is well known to police, has been released by a judge on a recognizance and is facing charges of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose and breach of probation.
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