Man charged after knife held to throat at Henderson restaurant

A man has been charged and another person suffered minor injuries after police say a suspect held a knife to the throat of a fellow restaurant patron at a Henderson Highway eatery earlier this month.

Police were called to the restaurant, located on the 1400 block of Henderson Highway, for a report of an assault on April 4 at around 11:30 p.m. a Winnipeg Police Service release said on Tuesday.

When they arrived, investigators found out the suspect had arrived earlier in the evening, with a dispute taking place between the man and another person while settling a tab.

Police said the man then produced the knife and held it to the victim’s throat.

He was then pushed away and escorted out of the venue by one of the man’s friends, said the release. The patron suffered minor injuries, but police said they did not require medical attention.

At that point, the major crimes unit took over the investigation and on Sunday afternoon the man was arrested by patrol officers in the 500 block of Sargent Avenue.

The 31-year-old man is now facing charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon. He was released on an undertaking.