RCMP release:

Annapolis County District RCMP has charged a man involved in a robbery that occurred in Middleton.

On April 9, at approximately 4:05 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a robbery at a grocery store on Commercial St. Investigators learned that a man entered the business, brandished a knife, punched an employee and demanded cash before fleeing on foot. The man was not successful in getting cash from the store.

The employee, a 64-year-old Nictaux woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was assessed by EHS at the scene.

A search of the area, assisted by RCMP Police Dog Services and the RCMP Emergency Response Team, was not successful in locating the man.

The following day, at approximately 2:20 p.m., RCMP officers located and safely arrested the man walking along Commercial St. At the time of his arrest, the 18-year-old Annapolis County man was found in possession of ammunition and stolen shoes.

Tyson Kevin Cecil Bishop has been charged with:

• Robbery
• Disguise with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence
• Assault Causing Bodily Harm
• Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
• Theft
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
• Contravention of Storage Regulation

Bishop was held in custody and will appear in Digby Provincial Court today.