Two men are facing firearms charges as a result of an incident Saturday that began with a report of a firearm being pointed at a person on Saulteaux First Nation shortly after 6 p.m.
Battlefords RCMP say the perpetrator fled in a vehicle and no shots were reported to have been fired and no one was injured.
Battlefords RCMP and Traffic Services located the vehicle as it was entering North Battleford and it was stopped at the intersection of 15th Avenue and 100th Street shortly before 8 p.m. Two adult females were arrested and taken into custody without incident and later released without charges.
A search of the rural area just west of North Battleford was intitiated and two male suspects were located and arrested in a field and taken into custody without incident. The Battlefords Police Dog Unit assisted with a search and a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle was recovered near the point of arrest.
Both men remain in custody and will be making their first appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. The men, aged 26 and 23, both from the North Battleford area, have been charged with eight offences each including pointing a firearm, assault with a weapon, unauthorized possession of a weapon and careless use of a firearm.
