MEADOW LAKE – Three people charged in separate incidents where two women had fingers cut off are seeking bail in Meadow Lake Provincial Court.
Jerrico Keith Lasas, 30, from Waterhen Lake First Nation, and Ronald Campbell, 27, from Buffalo Narrows, have bail hearings scheduled for April 11. Kayla Lasas, 26, from Waterhen Lake First Nation, has a bail hearing on March 24.
Brian Keith Maurice, 28, from Flying Dust First Nation, was denied bail and he appears next on March 28.
Chantal Roy, 24, from Meadow Lake is still wanted by police.
All five are charged with two counts of kidnapping using a prohibited firearm, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of uttering threats, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, and possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized.
They are charged in three separate incidents from the same day. Meadow Lake RCMP say that all three incidents are related and involve street gangs.
According to RCMP, at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 11, they received a report that a man was banging on the door of a home on 6th Avenue East in Meadow Lake and yelling that someone was going to shoot him. A vehicle pulled up to the residence, a man got out and forced him into the vehicle.
About 10 minutes later, police got a call about an injured woman seeking help at a home on 2nd Street East in Meadow Lake. She had serious injuries, including three fingers cut off.
Five minutes later, police got a report of a second injured woman seeking help at a home on Flying Dust First Nation. She also had serious injuries and two fingers cut off one hand.
The two women were taken to the hospital.
During the police investigation, officers identified and located the vehicle on Flying Dust First Nation involved in the incident where a man was forced into the vehicle in Meadow Lake. Two people were arrested.
Chantal Roy is still wanted by police in connection to these incidents. She is described as five foot four, 130 pounds, black hair, and brown eyes. She has a butterfly tattoo on her right wrist and a mother holding a child tattoo on her left arm. Police say she could be in Meadow Lake.
If anyone has information on these incidents, or Roy's whereabouts, please contact Meadow Lake RCMP at 306-236-2570. Information can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
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