Homeless man arrested after violent fight in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO — A homeless man is facing charges after a violent fight left a man unconscious on the street in downtown Nanaimo.
RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said two men left a Nanaimo nightclub around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 28 and were confronted by a 38-year-old homeless man. A fight broke out on Commercial St. and when police arrived they found one of the men from the bar unresponsive, lying on the sidewalk with “significant injuries.”
O’Brien said the homeless man was arrested for assault with a weapon a short time later.
“It’s alleged that a knife may have been produced during the assault. (Other charges) include assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats,” O’Brien said.