A man is facing multiple weapons charges after a standoff in Sandy Bay First Nation.
On November 5th around 3:30 a.m., Manitoba First Nations Police officers responded to reports of a distraught man with a firearm inside a home with family members and children present.
Police responded to the home and set up a perimeter, and were able to locate the suspect and family. The female and her children were safe and unharmed.
Police seized a firearm and ammunition.
21-year-old Remington Robert Richard was taken into custody and is facing several weapons charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm when knowing unauthorized, unsafe storage of a firearm, and failing to comply with condition on an undertaking.
