Man armed with a knife in Walmart parking lot in Quesnel has been charged

A man, accused of barricading himself in his vehicle while armed with a knife in the Walmart parking lot last (April) month, has now been charged.
35-year old Jessie Falkenham is facing one count of resisting arrest.
He remains in custody and is due back in court on Tuesday (May 12) for an arraignment hearing.
Falkenham was arrested at 4:39 a.m. back on April 27 after RCMP received a report of a man uttering threats.
Police say the suspect had fled from police earlier in the morning.
The North District Emergency Response team was brought in.
The suspect attempted to leave in his vehicle again but police were able to disable it.
The man then attempted to flee the scene on foot but was safely apprehended.

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