Hostage taking, assault, firearms charges laid after shelter-in-place order in northern Alberta
A John D'or Prairie man has been charged after a shelter-in-place order was issued for the community on Thursday morning.
The order was issued for the community on the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta at 7:33 a.m. and lifted two hours later.
Police say they got a complaint about a man holding a woman against her will in a home.
The man was arrested without any injuries to him or officers, and the order was lifted.
The condition of the woman was not disclosed.
Mounties say they executed a search warrant at the home and found a "significant" number of guns.
The 22-year-old man was charged with the following:
- hostage taking;
- careless use of a firearm;
- unlawful possession of a firearm;
- pointing a firearm;
- uttering threats;
- assault;
- possession of a prohibited weapon;
- use of a firearm while committing an indictable offence; and
- knowingly possess a prohibited weapon.
He was brought before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody.
A court date has been set for May 14 in Fort Vermilion.
John D'or Prairie is about 750 kilometres north of Edmonton.
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