CALGARY – RCMP in Red Deer are searching for a man who threatened staff at a downtown pharmacy with a hypodermic needle he claimed was infected with Hepatitis C.
It happened at the IDA Pharmacy on Ross Street at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Investigators said the man threatened to stab staff members with the needle unless he was given morphine.
He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of drugs.
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Police took Michael Wayne Demas, 41, into custody on Feb. 13.
He is facing several charges including robbery with a weapon and possession of a prohibited substance.
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