Charges laid after man points imitation handgun at car dealership staff in Red Deer

A man in Red Deer, Alta., is facing four charges, accused of pointing an imitation firearm at several people at a car dealership earlier this week.

Police were called to the car dealership on 50 Avenue, in the south end of the city, about 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday after staff members approached a suspicious male in the parking lot and he brandished what appeared to be a handgun, pointing it at them.

The man then fled to a nearby restaurant.

Officers arrived soon after and arrested the man without incident.

Police seized a weapon and determined that it was an imitation firearm.

Robert Charles Richards, 35, is facing three counts of assault with a weapon and one count of using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence.

He was remanded in custody and was scheduled to appear in court on Friday morning.

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