SADDLE LAKE - A search warrant on March 2 resulted in three people being charged with several offences, along with stolen property and firearms being seized by RCMP.
On March 2, members of the St Paul RCMP and Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) became involved in an investigation in Saddle Lake.
That afternoon, RCMP members had seen a stolen truck parked behind a residence in Saddle Lake. RCMP members entered the residence to search for a wanted male and located several individuals in possession of stolen firearms, according to an RCMP media release.
Three people were arrested. RCMP members obtained a search warrant for the residence and found more firearms.
Bronson Hunter (26), Bryan Sparklingeyes (30) and Alora Whitford (22) were charged with several offences, including: careless use of a firearm (X4); unauthorized possession of a firearm (X4); possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized (X4); possession of a weapon obtained by crime (X4); and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
All three were released by a Justice of the Peace following a Judicial Interim Release hearing on Release Orders and are scheduled to appear in court in St Paul on March 19.
