A Gungahlin man has been arrested after allegedly threatening another man at knifepoint in an altercation at a Casey service station last week.
Jarrod Griffin, 27, of Ngunnawal, was arrested by ACT police officers on Wednesday afternoon and charged with theft and assault offences.
It’s alleged he stole tools from a ute parked outside a home in Taylor on August 15.
The owner of the tools then confronted Mr Griffin at a 7-Eleven service station in Casey a short time after the alleged theft.
It’s alleged Mr Griffin threatened the owner of the tools with a hunting knife, before fleeing the scene in a silver Holden Commodore.
Police officers recovered the Commodore earlier this week, before Mr Griffin was arrested.
He was charged with theft of $4000 worth of property, assault and possessing an offensive weapon with intent.
He appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday and did not enter pleas.
Mr Griffin has other serious charges pending against him and therefore needed to display special and exceptional circumstances to be granted bail.
He chose not to apply for bail and was remanded in custody until next month.
Tools recovered by police were returned to the owner.
Extracted from The Canberra Times