A robbery at a business in Ashern ended with a fight between an employee and the suspect.
Ashern RCMP was responding to a robbery in progress at a business on Highway 6 early Monday morning when they got another call saying the suspect was fighting one of the employees. When they arrived, it was discovered that the suspect had entered the business with a knife and a stick, and demanded cash and cigarettes.
As he was grabbing the items, another employee walked in which startled him, so he began punching the employee. Other employees intervened and held down the suspect until police arrived. One employee sustained minor injuries in the altercation.
22-year-old Braden McIvor from Ashern has been charged with two counts of Robbery, Assault With a Weapon, Assault, and two counts of Failing to Comply. He was remanded into custody.
