The City Hall of Lloydminster (file photo/battlefordsNOW)

By battlefordsNOW staff

CRIME

Replica gun pointed at Lloydminster City Hall: RCMP

Jan 9, 2026 | 1:09 PM

Lloydminster RCMP have charged a man after officers responded to a report of a firearm being pointed at City Hall on June 8.

Officers were called at about 2:50 p.m. and intercepted the suspect within minutes as he was leaving the area. The man was arrested without incident.

RCMP said a search incidental to arrest revealed a replica firearm. No one was injured during the incident or the arrest.

As a result of the investigation, Stephen Thunderblanket, 35, of Cut Knife, has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, carrying a concealed weapon, uttering threats, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Thunderblanket was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Lloydminster on Jan. 13, 2026.

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