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By paNOW Staff

Armed and barricaded

RCMP arrest intoxicated male

Mar 8, 2019 | 3:25 PM

Spiritwood RCMP, along with RCMP members from Blaine Lake, Shellbrook, Big River, and Battleford PDS attended to a complaint of a disturbance outside a residence on Witchekan Lake First Nation on March 6, leading to the arrest of three individuals.

RCMP were alerted to an intoxicated man around 6 p.m., reported to be walking past a residence, yelling at the occupants of the house. The suspect fled as police arrived and entered a house a short distance away.

RCMP alleged the suspect then walked in and out of the residence, obtained firearms from within the residence, yelled threats, was pointing the firearms at police and threatening to shoot other people. The suspect was barricaded within the house, but exited and then returned within the residence when approached by police.

The suspect refused to comply with police and the Emergency Response Team was activated while the scene was contained. At one point the male exited without the firearms and members were able to rapidly approach and arrest the suspect. The Emergency Response Team were still en route at the time of the arrest.

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The following individuals were charged in relation to this incident.

Dwayne Witchekan from Witchekan Lake First Nation is charged with the following offences; arson, point firearm, careless use of a firearm, three charges of carrying a weapon dangerous to public, uttering threats, obstruction, break and enter, and two counts of unauthorized possession of firearm.

Witchekan will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on March 12.

In relation to the incident, Freddie Witchekan from Witchekan Lake First Nation was charged with obstruction.

Jashlin Lewis of Witchekan Lake First Nation was also charged with obstruction.

Freddie Witchekan and Jashlin Lewis are scheduled to appear in Spiritwood Provincial Court Tuesday April 23, 2019.

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