Man charged following intimate partner violence incident: N.S. RCMP

A RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

A man has been charged with threats and firearms offences after an incident of “intimate partner violence,” says the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Police responded to a report of an armed man who allegedly threatened a woman at a home in Head of Chezzetcook around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Police say the man also threatened to harm himself.

The woman was able to escape the residence and contact RCMP.

Police went to the home and arrested 30-year-old Jordan Thomas Leblanc. They also seized two long guns, ammunition, magazines, knives and a machete.

In a news release Tuesday, police say Leblanc, of Head of Chezzetcook, was charged with:

• uttering threats
• careless use of a firearm (five counts)
• contravention of firearms storage regulations (two counts)
• unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or restricted weapon (two counts)
• possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized (two counts)
• possession of weapon knowing its possession s unauthorized (two counts)

Police say Leblanc appeared in court on Monday. He remains in custody and is set to reappear in court on Thursday.

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