Battlefords RCMP arrest assault suspect
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The Battlefords RCMP say they’ve arrested a suspect in connection with an assault.
On May 16th, around 1:40 PM, police and EMS were called to a home on the Saulteaux First Nation. There, they found a 28-year-old man with serious injuries, needing to be transported to the hospital. From early investigation, the RCMP determined they needed to call in the Major Crime Unit North.
As a result, the RCMP has arrested 19-year-old Mitchell Night. He is charged with one count of alleged aggravated assault.
He made his first court appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Monday, May 17, 2021. He will appear in court via video at 11:00 a.m. on May 19, 2021.
MacLean is also charged with break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, and a firearms offence. Isaac Melko, 22, of North Battleford, and Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, and a young offender are also charged. Melko, Ballantyne and the young offender - who can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act - were charged with second-degree murder, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, disguise with intent, carry a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, possession of a firearm without a license, and unauthorized possession of a firearm. Police found a badly injured Gatzke in a house in Battleford in October 2019. He was taken to the North Battleford hospital where he was declared deceased.
A man wanted by RCMP on violent offences was arrested and released on bail. Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers had issued an alert in March saying Cody Caron, 38, was wanted on warrants for assault with a weapon, break and enter, possession of a weapon while prohibited and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. article continues below
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