RCMP arrest final suspect in armed Fort Smith home invasion
Police arrested the 25-year-old at the Super 8 in Yellowknife at around 10:50 a.m. Monday, RCMP said in a news release Monday.
They arrested the first of the suspects on May 8, and a second individual turned himself into police on May 12, they said.
Fort Smith RCMP received a report on May 5 that three men had broken into a home on St. Ann Street in Fort Smith and threatened to shoot the occupant approximately two hours prior to the call.
One of the suspects was reported to have brandished a gun.
No one was injured during this incident.
The 25-year-old suspect is charged with
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Carrying a concealed weapon
Possession of a firearm while knowing possession is unauthorized
Possession of a weapon contrary to a weapons prohibition order
Three counts of failure to comply with a probation order
Breaking and entering with intent
Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
Two counts of uttering threats
Mischief under $5,000
Intimidation
Failure to comply with undertaking
The suspect has been remanded in custody and will appear before a Justice of the Peace, police said.
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