Victoria Police are seeking witnesses after a man brandishing a sword and knife was arrested in the city center over the weekend.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, officers received a report of a man brandishing his weapons at people in a “threatening” manner and was apprehended in the 800 block of Yates Street.

“The suspect ignored officers’ instructions and resisted arrest. As a result, a conductive energy weapon, commonly known as a Taser, was deployed,” the Victoria Police Department wrote in a press release Tuesday.

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

The suspect, identified as Robert Allen Dick, was taken to a hospital for treatment and then booked into jail, police said.

He was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, one count 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 to Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers.