A former soldier, suspected of having committed domestic violence and who was on the run, potentially armed, after an intervention by the police and the Raid, Thursday evening at his home in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes), was arrested this Friday.
He was apprehended "early afternoon",
Nice public prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme told
20 Minutes , confirming information from BFM Nice Côte d'Azur.
The magistrate did not wish to communicate further “at this stage”.
According to our information, the former alpine hunter finally surrendered to the police at Menton-Garavan station, returning from Italy where he had initially decided to flee.
In the early evening, Thursday, the police had been called to intervene in a very serious argument.
The man, who would have exercised violence on his wife who had taken refuge with neighbors with their two children, had taken refuge with several weapons.
According to BFM Nice Côte d'Azur, he was notably mobilized in Afghanistan.
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