Man charged with Attempted Murder following two separate incidents

July 21, 2020
Digby, Nova Scotia

News release

On July 18 at 1 p.m., one man threatened to run another man down with a vehicle in the driveway of a home in Conway, near Digby. The suspect then struck the victim with his vehicle, however the victim was not hurt. The incident was not reported to police until the following day, when the two men were in a coffee shop parking lot in Digby at approximately 10 a.m. Following a confrontation, the accused punched the victim. A witness intervened and stopped the assault.

A short time later, police located and arrested the accused and seized his vehicle as evidence. RCMP investigators will be obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle and have spoken with some witnesses to the incident. Police are asking for anyone else who witnessed either incident, to contact them at 902-245-2579.

Sixty-nine-year-old Emerson Simon Hersey, of Digby, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Assault With a Weapon, Assault, two counts of Uttering Threats, and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. He is scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court today.

The investigation is ongoing.

File # 2020995039

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Contact information

Cpl. Jennifer Clarke
Public Information Officer
Nova Scotia RCMP
Cell: 902-222-0154
jennifer.clarke@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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