Victoria police are appealing for witnesses after the arrest of a man wielding a sword and a knife in the city center at the weekend.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, officers received a report of a man allegedly waving guns toward people in a “threatening manner,” and he was arrested in the 800 block of Yates Street.

“The suspect disregarded officers’ instructions and resisted arrest, so a conductive energy weapon, commonly referred to as a Taser, was used,” the Victoria Police Department wrote in a news release issued Tuesday.

“The suspect, although still armed, continued to resist arrest until officers were eventually able to take him into custody with the assistance of other responding members.”

Police said the suspect, identified as Robert Allen Dick, was taken to the hospital for treatment and then sent to jail.

He is charged with two counts of armed assault, one count each of possession of a weapon, resisting arrest and violating a release order.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call VicPD at (250) 995-7654 ext. 1 or leave an anonymous tip at Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers.