Annapolis County District RCMP has charged a man involved in a robbery that occurred in Middleton.
On April 9, at approximately 4:05 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a robbery at a grocery store on Commercial St. Investigators learned that a man entered the business, brandished a knife, punched an employee and demanded cash before fleeing on foot. The man was not successful in getting cash from the store.
The employee, a 64-year-old Nictaux woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was assessed by EHS at the scene.
A search of the area, assisted by RCMP Police Dog Services and the RCMP Emergency Response Team, was not successful in locating the man.
The following day, at approximately 2:20 p.m., RCMP officers located and safely arrested the man walking along Commercial St. At the time of his arrest, the 18-year-old Annapolis County man was found in possession of ammunition and stolen shoes.
Tyson Kevin Cecil Bishop has been charged with:
- Robbery
- Disguise with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Theft
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Contravention of Storage Regulation
Bishop was held in custody and will appear in Digby Provincial Court today.
File #: 2025-463291