ISLAND LAKE FIRST NATION - The man who RCMP issued a dangerous person alert about last week has been charged with several offences, including kidnapping.
Twenty-four-year-old Mike Bouvier from Canoe Narrows is charged with one count each of:
- kidnapping with a firearm;
- pointing a firearm;
- possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;
- uttering threats;
- assault;
- unauthorized possession of a firearm; and
- theft of motor vehicle.
The charges come as a result of an incident that began on May 15. At approximately 11 p.m. Loon Lake RCMP received a report that a woman may have been taken against her will on Island Lake First Nation (Ministikwan).
Investigation determined a male entered a residence with a firearm, although the firearm was not discharged, and left the residence with a female.
RCMP determined the male and female appeared to be travelling in one of two possible vehicles. Officers from multiple Saskatchewan RCMP units searched the area and could not locate the male and the female. Officers continued to make extensive patrols in the surrounding area.
Saskatchewan RCMP issued a dangerous person alert at 10:25 a.m. May 16 to Island Lake First Nation and surrounding areas.
At approximately 12:40 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP located the empty suspect vehicle off Highway 699, between Island Lake First Nation and Loon Lake. Police say the vehicle had previously been reported as stolen out of Canoe Narrows.
Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System were engaged to assist in the search for the male and female in a nearby wooded area.
The male was located and arrested. The female was located shortly after. She was assessed by EMS for injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature. Officers located and seized an airsoft handgun and an inoperable firearm.
Saskatchewan RCMP then cancelled the dangerous person emergency alert.
Multiple RCMP detachments, along with Saskatchewan RCMP’s North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, Meadow Lake Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, Meadow Lake Police Dog Services, and the Saskatchewan RCMP Critical Incident Response Team assisted in this investigation.
Officers thank members of the media and the public for their assistance in this investigation.
