MAYMONT, Sask. – Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battlefords Serious Crimes Unit has charged three individuals with firearms offences following an incident near Maymont.
On Oct. 20 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Saskatoon Police Service’s Air Support Unit was tracking a suspect truck, which had previously been reported by Corman Park Police Service as driving in a dangerous manner on Highway 16 near Saskatoon. The suspect vehicle stopped on Baljennie Road south of Maymont, and the driver exited the truck and discharged a firearm into the air. The driver re-entered the truck and continued to drive.
Battlefords RCMP officers responded to assist and deployed a tire deflation device, which the truck ran over and continued driving. At approximately 2 a.m., the truck came to a stop in a field near Cando, and the occupants exited and ran. Battlefords RCMP officers located and arrested three men. Saskatoon Police Service’s Police Dog Services located a firearm in the ditch nearby.
Saskatchewan RCMP Battlefords Serious Crimes Unit took charge of the investigation and have laid charges against three men.
A 23-year-old male suspect, from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, is charged with:
- one count, careless use of a firearm;
- one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle;
- one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited;
- one count, fail to comply with probation order; and
- one count, operate a motor vehicle while prohibited.
A 24-year-old male suspect, from Saskatoon, is charged with:
- one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle;
- one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited;
- two counts, fail to comply with probation order.
A 25-year-old male suspect, from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, is charged with:
- one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle; and
- one count, fail to comply with probation order.
The three suspects appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Oct. 21.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battlefords and Saskatoon Forensic Identification Services also assisted with this investigation.
