By battlefordsNOW Staff

Two in custody after firearm incident on Saulteaux First Nation

Jun 18, 2018 | 8:01 AM

Two men are facing criminal charges after an incident involving a firearm Saturday night on the Saulteaux First Nation.

Battlefords RCMP said officers were called to the First Nation shortly after 6 p.m. after receiving a complaint of two males pointing a firearm at a victim.

The suspects fled the scene before police arrived, but the RCMP caught up with the two suspects in a rural field just west of North Battleford and took them into custody without incident. With the help of the Battleford Police Dog Unit, a sawed-off .22-calibre rifle was located nearby. No shots were fired during the incident, RCMP said, and no injuries were reported.

The suspects, a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old man, both from the North Battleford area, were held in custody over the weekend and were scheduled to make their first court appearance in Provincial Court today.

The pair are charged with multiple criminal offences including pointing a firearm, assault with a weapon, unauthorized possession of a weapon, and careless use of a firearm. They are presumed innocent at this stage.

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