Members of the Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team (CRT) were involved in Thursday's arrest. (Image Credit: File photo)

By Nigel Maxwell

Crime

Wanted suspect found at Prince Albert home with numerous weapons

Jan 24, 2026 | 10:53 AM

A man on the run from RCMP after a violent gun related assault, has been located and arrested in Prince Albert.

Justin Charles, 30, is scheduled to appear Monday at Prince Albert Provincial Court.

In relation to Thursday’s arrest, the city’s police service was called to a residence in the 500 block of 23rd Street East. They had received information that was where Charles was residing.

Members of the Crime Reduction Team, along with members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, Proactive Policing Unit (PPU) Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), and crisis negotiators were able to successfully locate and arrest Charles without further incident.

Justin Charles has been on the run for pver two weeks. (Image Credit: Prnce Albert RCMP)

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A search warrant was authorized and a subsequent search of the residence resulted in the following items being seized: crossbow, multiple CO2 style firearms, ammunition, multiple firearm accessories, bullet-proof vest, and a machete.

Charles was wanted after a violent assault on Jan. 7 in the Rural Municipality of Buckland.

Two men and a woman were in a vehicle when an altercation began. One of the men assaulted the others and took them into a forested area and pointed the gun at them.

The suspect shot the gun but did not injure anyone. The two victims then ran further into the bush to get away from the suspect but got lost.

To find the lost pair, officers deployed a drone and found the man in the woods and used the light on the drone to help the man find his way out of the forest.

After he was rescued, he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A police dog was also called in to help track the woman, whom they later found in a remote area of the RM of Prince Albert.

After locating here, officers used snowmobiles to rescue her, and she was then taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Charles was subsequently charged with assault, pointing a gun, unauthorized possession of a prohibited/restricted weapon, and negligence causing bodily harm.

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