Police have charged a man for a robbery that occurred in Halifax yesterday afternoon.

At approximately 3:30 p.m. police responded to a robbery at the Canadian Tire located at 194 Chain Lake Drive. A man with a golf club and a lit can of aerosol spray entered the store, threatened staff members and demanded money. One staff member sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The man fled the area on foot with an amount of cash.

The suspect was arrested in the area a short time later.

Jordan Bernard Burke McIntosh, 30, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face charges of:

• Robbery (x3)
• Assault with a weapon (x 5)
• Possession of a weapon (x2)

Source: Release