Two separate firearms offences lead to arrests
Posted May 16, 2020 3:36 pm.
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WHITECOURT, ALTA. – Whitecourt RCMP arrested two men in separate firearm offences on Friday afternoon.
Police were responding to a report of shots fired in the Woodlands County, Alta., area when they spotted a man with a loaded rifle on the roof of a house.
Though the initial report turned out to be false, police arrested 27-year-old Jesse Caithness-McGregor for unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless use of a firearm.
Caithness-McGregor was held for a judicial hearing and released. He is scheduled to appear in court.
While police were responding to that call, they received a second report of shots fired from the same area.
Whitecourt RCMP determined a shot had been fired into the air. Nobody was injured.
A 58-year-old male suspect was arrested and is scheduled to appear in court.
