A man who led police on a chase through North Battleford in January, followed by a police standoff the following week, entered guilty pleas in provincial court Tuesday.
Gabriel Poundmaker pled guilty to the charges of breach of probation, assaulting a police officer with a weapon (imitation firearm), flight from police, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and possessing a weapon while prohibited.
The other charges are to be withdrawn at the conclusion of sentencing.
Sentencing will take place May 5 in provincial court. Judge Bruce Bauer agreed to the adjournment to that date and has also ordered a pre-sentence report.
Poundmaker did not appear in court in person, but instead made his appearance from cells by closed-circuit television. Poundmaker remains remanded in custody until sentencing.
The case has attracted considerable attention in the community due to the events of Jan. 14 in which police were led on a wild chase through the city. That was followed by a standoff with police Jan. 22, which prompted a lockdown at nearby St. Mary Community School and evacuation of nearby houses.
The situation ended peacefully later that evening when Poundmaker was apprehended.
