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By Nigel Maxwell

Crime

Battlefords RCMP find wanted suspect and help defuse tense situation

Sep 5, 2023 | 5:30 PM

A 31-year-old man is facing a number of charges in connection to a tense situation on Saturday at Sweetgrass First Nation.

At around 10 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a person making threats.

The investigation found that a man, who was wanted for being unlawfully at large after breaching a temporary absence permit, had threatened a woman. She did not report any physical injuries to police.

When the officers approached the home, the suspect threatened them and told them he was armed with a firearm and refused to come out.

With help from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team, the man was later arrested without incident.

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Jesse Pooyak, 31, from Sweetgrass First Nation is charged with resisting a peace officer, uttering threats, and being unlawfully at large.

He was scheduled to appear Tuesday at North Battleford Provincial Court.

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