A man seen waving around a machete in downtown Nanaimo yesterday has been arrested and is in custody.

Reserve Const. Gary O鈥橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, said the man was walking down Front Street at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 鈥渃ausing a ruckus.鈥�

鈥淚t caught the attention of our members,鈥� said O鈥橞rien. 鈥淏ecause of the fact that he seemed quite erratic and was waving the machete around, they pulled their firearms out 鈥� and arrested him without incident.鈥�

The man is also alleged to have kicked over a mailbox, yelling and screaming, and is in custody, facing charges of mischief as well as possessing a weapon 鈥渄angerous to the public peace,鈥� said O鈥橞rien.

The man was of no fixed address and had an outstanding warrant.

The incident was unrelated to held in the downtown area earlier that day, police said.

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