Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Preliminary inquiry dates set for two accused in Jonson homicide
Preliminary inquiry dates are set for both men accused in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson to determine if there is sufficient evidence for trial.Nicolas Buck, 22, and David Keller, 47, each face a fi...
Nov 07, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
One charged after attempted ATM theft in Edam
One man is charged after he tried to steal an ATM from a business in Edam. Turtleford RCMP said they were called to a business on Main St. on Nov. 3 at around 6 a.m. after an alarm was tripped and fou...
Nov 06, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Unity RCMP issue arrest warrants for fraud suspects
Two people are wanted for allegedly committing fraud at a financial institution in Unity. RCMP have issued arrest warrants for Allan Eugene Opikokew, 36, and 33-year-old Candace Kelly Gerard. Unity RC...
Nov 04, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
‘I am thankful nobody else got hurt’ says man involved in shooting suspect collision
Kent McHarg took his dog for a walk Friday afternoon before he headed out to grab his paycheque.He took a few moments to coax his anxious dog Layla into the truck and drove off. Around 2 p.m. he was d...
Nov 04, 2019 Kent McHarg is pictured with his dog Layla. She was missing for a number of days after she took off when two shooting suspects slammed into McHarg's vehicle on Nov. 1. (supplied/Kent McHarg)
Accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder case appears in court
The case involving a man facing a charge in the death of Roger Standingwater on Thunderchild First Nation last year has been adjourned while the accused obtains legal counsel.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, ...
Nov 04, 2019 Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, who is in custody, is facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. He appeared in North Battleford provincial court Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff).
Man charged in connection to September 2018 death on Thunderchild First Nation
A 44-year-old has been charged in the September 2018 death of a man on the Thunderchild First Nation.Ivor Antoine Wapass was arrested on Nov. 1 and charged with second-degree murder in 57-year-old Rog...
Nov 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Two arrested after shots fired in Battleford, collision in North Battleford
Two suspects in an early morning shooting in Battleford were arrested after they collided with another vehicle later in the day as they fled from police.Battlefords RCMP were called to reports of shot...
Nov 01, 2019 Police tape surrounds the intersection of 13 Ave. and 109 St. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
One of three accused in Tiki Laverdiere death moving to pre-trial
Three of eight charged in the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere returned to North Battleford Provincial Court on Friday.Soaring Eagle Whitstone and Nikita Sandra Cook appeared via CCTV from Pine Grov...
Nov 01, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence
Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Four charged after officer spots weapon in vehicle during traffic stop
Four people are facing firearm and drug-related charges after officers pulled over a vehicle in North Battleford and spotted a weapon inside. Members with the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team ...
Oct 29, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)