The Yorkton municipal RCMP have charged a 20-year-old Yorkton man in relation to an incident that closed down all Yorkton schools on the afternoon of May 4.
Tanner Edward Lingle faces one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
At approximately 12:20 p.m. last Thursday, the detachment received a call that an adult male wearing a t-shirt as a bandana and wielding a handgun was seen at the Yorkton Regional High School annual car show.
Initial reports suggested his face may have been covered evoking fears of a potential terrorist attack.
The school division immediately initiated its safety protocol of placing schools in a hold and secure state, which means locking the exterior doors, but allowing normal school activities to continue inside.
Christ the Teacher Catholic Schools followed suit.
Police located Lingle a short time later walking on Darlington Street near Victoria Avenue and took him into custody. Staff Sgt. Greg Nichol confirmed rumours that the alleged weapon was not a real gun.
Lingle appeared in Yorkton Court June 8. He was remanded in custody pending the preparation of a bail verification report. He is scheduled to appear again on Thursday.
