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Ahenakew and three others were arrested last September during a traffic stop in North Battleford on Railway Avenue. According to Sgt. Adam Buckingham from the Battlefords General Investigation Section, the North Battleford Gang Task Force initiated a traffic stop on two vehicles after they noticed the occupants appeared to be interacting with one another. Police didn’t specify what the interaction was but say one of the occupants was known to police and had an outstanding arrest warrant. Police noticed weapons in one of the vehicles and arrested the four occupants from both vehicles. They searched the vehicles and found a firearm, a Taser, weapons, cocaine, meth and marijuana.
North Battleford Senior Crown Prosecutor Chris Browne and Prince Albert defence lawyer Rebecca Crookshanks asked the court that the matter be adjourned to May 28, 2021. Crookshanks said on that date Sangster, 23, will enter an election on how he wants to be tried. After a three-week preliminary hearing last year, Judge Kevin D. Hill ruled in October 2020 that there was enough evidence for Sangster to stand trial. Samuel Takakenew, 36, also had an appearance Feb. 19. At the time that his matter was dealt with, Takakenew wasn’t in the courtroom and his appearance was waived. Judge Murray Pelletier said let the record reflect that Takakenew did come to the courthouse in person and he was screened out in the COVID-19 screening process done prior to court starting. Takakenew is currently out on bail. He is charged with accessory to murder after the fact.
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A lawyer for Kyle Caron appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court by phone on Feb. 16 and requested an adjournment saying defence is seeking to set a trial date but is not in a position to do that yet. Caron is now scheduled to appear on March 2. Amanda Wahobin, 31, failed to appear Nov. 9, 2020, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. The RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested Wahobin, Caron, and Lafreniere on Sept. 20, 2020, after police raided a home in North Battleford, a vehicle and a hotel room. The arrests were the result of a two-month investigation into drug activity in North Battleford.