Male arrested after dropping air soft pistol in Tim Hortons

On Oct. 13 at around 8 p.m. the Kamloops RCMP received a report stating that there were two suspicious males at the Tim Hortons on Columbia Street.

While standing in the restaurant, what appeared to be a handgun fell out of the pocket of one of the males and landed on the floor.

According to police, the male said “whoops” and picked up the handgun and put it back in his pocket.

Officers attended the scene and found the two men outside the restaurant. One of the males was found to have an air soft pistol and an undisclosed amount of a controlled substance in his pocket.

The 44-year-old suspect is from Kamloops and was previously known to police.