NORTH BATTLEFORD – A Moosomin Fist Nation man was given 120 days in jail for theft of a truck and resisting arrest.
Grant Swiftwolfe, 27, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court by CCTV from the Prince Albert Correctional Centre for his sentencing hearing Aug. 3. With credit for time served he had 27 days left to serve.
Grant Swiftwolfe and Andy Switfwolfe were arrested in June after Battlefords RCMP got a call that two men who were wanted on warrants were seen on Saulteaux First Nation.
Police located the two men on a gavel road and they fled on food. Grant Swiftwolfe was apprehended and Andy Swiftwolfe was arrested the next day after a caller told them he was back on Saulteaux First Nation.
Grant Swiftwolfe pleaded guilty in North Battleford Provincial Court July 13 to resisting arrest in the June incident and theft of a truck in a previous incident. The weapons charge was withdrawn.
In July, Andy Swiftwolfe was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to flight from police, failing to comply with a release order, theft of $5,000, break and enter, mischief, and two counts of resisting arrest.
