Swiftwolfe has been in custody since multiple RCMP detachments – including the North Battleford RCMP Gang Task Force - teamed up to locate and arrest him. Swiftwofe was arrested on Highway 40 near Sweetgrass First Nation on Dec. 6, 2020. When police arrested him they found a loaded firearm in the vehicle that was within his reach. When RCMP issued the public warning about Swiftwolfe, in describing him they said he has the word “Westside” tattooed on the right side of his face and neck. Westside Outlaws is a street gang that started in Onion Lake Cree Nation.The charges against Swiftwolfe haven’t been proven in court.
A resolution offer between the Crown and defence for an Alberta man arrested by North Battleford RCMP is on the table. Defence told the North Battleford Provincial Court on March 11 that he is . . .
McLean was arrested May 19, 2020, and charged with manslaughter in connection to the Oct. 18, 2019, murder of Ryan Gatzke, 27. McLean is also charged in connection to an April 28, 2020, shooting incident where shots were fired at a North Battleford hotel. In connection to Gatzke’s murder, McLean is charged with manslaughter, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, and unauthorized possession of a firearm. Jacob Ballantyne, 25, Isaac Melko, 22, and a young offender – whose name can’t be released 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.
Miller has a trial tentatively scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court for May 2021. Last month a Vancouver lawyer representing Miller asked for time to go over disclosure and said there may be a global resolution in all of Miller’s matters. He also said there are some factual and charter issues. Miller was arrested in May 2020 during a traffic stop in Regina. The next day, police raided Miller’s rural property 27 kilometres north of Biggar and arrested Mitch Hutchinson, 49. As a result of the traffic stop by Regina Police, Miller was charged with drug trafficking offences. He was also charged with possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and breach of probation. After the rural property search near Biggar, Miller was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possessing proceeds of crime over $5,000 and 16 firearms-related charges.
When the Crown stays or withdraws charges this means the Crown has discontinued the case against the accused but there is a distinction between staying charges and withdrawing charges. When charges are stayed the Crown can still bring the charges “back to life” within one year of the day they were stayed. It’s rare, however, that the Crown will bring the charges back and prosecute the individual. If charges are withdrawn then this means that the Crown is finished with those charges and will never bring them back against the individual. Becker and Tyson Goller, 33, were arrested on Sept. 10, 2020, after the RCMP Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team raided a residence on the 1300 block of 96 Street in North Battleford.