SASKATOON — A teenage girl and a man are facing charges after Saskatoon police responded to a violent altercation involving a machete in the Pleasant Hill area on Sunday night.
Police were called to the 1900 block of 20th Street West around 8:30 p.m. on May 5 after reports that several people were fighting and that one person was armed with a machete.
When officers arrived, they saw a 14-year-old girl holding the machete. Police say she threw the machete behind a fence and tried to run but was arrested a short distance away.
As officers were placing her in a patrol vehicle, a man jumped the same fence, grabbed the discarded machete and hid it in his pants, according to police. He was also taken into custody.
The 14-year-old female is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon, and breaching court-imposed conditions.
A 26-year-old man is charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.
