A 36-year-old Ottawa man is facing an armed robbery charge after police say a robbery suspect swung a box cutter at a security guard at a Bank Street grocery store then tried to flee on an OC Transpo bus Saturday morning.

Patrol officers were called to the Centretown store at 7:50 a.m., after a loss prevention officer saw a man take merchandise and leave without paying, police said. The officers followed a man onto a bus and arrested him without incident.

Abdikarim Samanter, who appeared in court Sunday, is also charged with possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, obstructing police and breach of probation.

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