A 44-year-old man from Delmas has been charged with a number of firearms counts after an incident on Onion Lake First Nation, say RCMP.
Todd William Rousseau, born March 4, 1971, has been charged with:
three counts, discharge firearm in a reckless manner with intent to endanger life, section 244(1) of the Criminal Code;
two counts, utter threats, section 264.1 of the Criminal Code;
point a firearm, section 87 of the Criminal Code;
carry a firearm for a dangerous purpose, section 88 of the Criminal Code;
possess a firearm without a license, section 91 of the Criminal Code; and
intoxicated on a dry reserve, section 85.1 of the Indian Act;
Rousseau will appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
Aug. 26 at 11:10 p.m., Onion Lake RCMP received numerous complaints of shots being fired near the Onion Lake bus shop on Onion Lake First Nation. Members attended from Onion Lake, St. Walburg, Maidstone, Turtleford and Lloydminster RCMP.
It was determined that a 44-year-old man, believed to be the subject of the complaints received, was alone inside a residence (not his residence) on Onion Lake First Nation with a firearm.
At 3 a.m., a male matching the suspect’s description was observed walking on Chief Taylor Road in the community. At 3:30 a.m. the male was taken into custody outside of a nearby residence without incident after a brief foot chase with members.
No one in the community was physically injured as a result of this incident.
