A 56-year-old man is set to be charged in court today (21 May) for allegedly possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
He was tasered by the police after allegedly charging at them with a knife on Friday (20 May).
The police said that they received a report on Friday at about 2pm, regarding a man allegedly armed with a knife along Boon Lay Place.
The police said in a news release that “during the engagement with the officers, the man purportedly brandished a knife and charged towards the officers.”
They added that “despite verbal commands to the man to cease his aggressive conduct, the man allegedly disregarded the officers’ instructions and continued to charge towards them.”
One of the police officers then fired his taser at the man, and he was then arrested after being subdued by the officer.
A knife was also seized by the police from the man.
He is also being investigated by the police for suspected drug-related offenses, as well as another alleged offence of criminal intimidation.