Man facing firearms-related charges on Red Pheasant Cree Nation

RED PHEASANT CREE NATION — Battlefords RCMP have arrested a man and laid multiple charges following firearms incidents on Red Pheasant Cree Nation.

On Feb. 14 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Battlefords RCMP responded to a call that an armed man had been in an altercation with a security guard on Red Pheasant Cree Nation and fled in a vehicle. Officers attended and began searching for the man and the vehicle.

At approximately 7:10 p.m., officers received a report that a man on a snowmobile had shot at a residence on Red Pheasant Cree Nation. Officers responded immediately. They located a man with a firearm on a snowmobile and initiated a traffic stop. The man failed to stop, discarded the firearm and attempted to flee on the snowmobile. He was arrested at the scene.

The investigation determined the man was the same individual from the earlier altercation. The investigation later found the man also discharged a firearm at an individual.

As a result of the continued investigation, a 24-year-old man, from Red Pheasant Cree Nation, has been charged with:

– one count, flight from peace officer;

– one count, uttering threats;

– one count, discharge firearm with intent;

– one count, possession of weapon contrary to order;

– one count, carrying a concealed weapon;

– one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;

– one count, possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number;

– one count, careless use of a firearm;

– one count, operation of a conveyance while prohibited;

– one count, possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession is unauthorized; and

– one count, unlicensed possession of a prohibited weapon with ammunition.

The accused appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 16.