Makkovik RCMP arrests man threatening police with a knife

July 24, 2020
Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Evans-Dyson was taken into police custody yesterday after threatening police with a large knife.

At approximately 7:00 p.m., police responded to a request to attend a residence in Makkovik. Upon arrival, police entered the home into a confined space where Evans-Dyson was holding a large knife. He pointed it at the officers and threatened to kill them. Officers began verbal negotiations, while one officer drew a service pistol and the other a taser in response to the threat. Police were able to de-escalate the situation, using tools of their training, which ended with Evans-Dyson dropping the knife and cooperating with police commands. He was taken into custody without incident.

He attended court yesterday in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and was charged with uttering threats, assault with a weapon, assault of a police officer and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was released by the court on a number of conditions and is scheduled to re-appear on October 13, 2020.

RCMP NL continues to fulfill its mandate to protect public safety, enforce the law and ensure the delivery of priority policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Contact information

Makkovik RCMP
709-923-2405

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