An Armed robbery has resulted in multiple charges after an individual reportedly assaulted several people on the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation.
On November 2 at roughly 3:25 pm, Swan River RCMP received reports of a 24-year-old male who had committed these assaults and was walking around with a firearm.
As officers arrived in the community, they learned the suspect had fled the area after being picked up in a vehicle.
Patrols were made and the suspect vehicle was located at the gas bar in Mafeking.
A traffic stop was conducted on this vehicle that led to the arrest of the 24-year-old male, a 27-year-old male, and a 40-year-old female. The 24-year-old male suspect had been found lying in the back of the vehicle with a loaded sawed-off shotgun, machete, and ammunition.
The investigation has determined that the 24-year-old male had assaulted two male victims (22, 20), threatened to harm them, and forced them to empty their pockets and turn over their cell phones all while having the firearm pointed at them.
24-year-old Chandler Cook and 27-year-old Travis Cook, both from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, were remanded into custody on charges including two counts of Careless Use of a Firearm, Two counts of Pointing a Firearm, two counts of Robbery with a Firearm, as well as numerous other firearm-related offenses.
The 40-year-old female, from Brandon, was later released from custody for a future court appearance in Swan River.
Swan River RCMP continue to investigate.
