This morning I was browsing Castanet.net and caught myself laughing at a not-so-funny story. Here's the story as per Castanet:
This morning I was browsing Castanet.net and caught myself laughing at a not-so-funny story. Here's the story as per Castanet:
The Regional District is reviewing security at Mount Boucherie Arena following a potentially disastrous incident.Do you see whats funny? Let me explain it in my twisted little mind. Man is drunk & likely high on various substances. Enters an arena, gets on the ice, without skates I would assume, and challenges the coach who does have skates, a hockey stick and 35 players in modern-day full-body armor, also with skates/sticks that would dwarf any "large kitchen knife" in my collection... he's not expecting to get a beat down? Riiiight.
The incident happened late Tuesday night when a 28-year-old man, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, entered the arena and walked onto the rink where about 35 players were practicing.
The man, armed with a large kitchen knife, went after one of the coaches and threatened to "cut someone's throat" and that "someone was going to die."
The suspect took a swipe at the coach with the knife. The coach managed to block the attack with a hockey stick before a number of players subdued the man.
Police say the man appeared to be delusional.
They add the man does not know any of the players or coaches, but does reside near the arena.
The man was taken to hospital for observation and he is well known to police.
He's facing a variety of charges including breach of probation.
Meantime, the Regional District says it's looking into the matter.
"We're looking at it," says spokesman Bruce Smith. "But staff at the arena can't remember the last time there's been an incident involving violence, and we have more than 25,000 visits a month to the facility."
Smith says there is no security guard on staff at the arena.
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