A large police presence shut down parts of Main Street Friday morning as a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was apprehended.
Global News has learned the man arrested was 31-year-old Jonathan Edward Kakewash, who is facing first degree murder charges.
Kakewash was wanted in connection to the death of Daniel Richard Dipaolo in Regina earlier this year.
In April, Dipaolo’s body was found in a home on Garnet Street in Regina. Three other people are facing charges related to his death. 51-year-old Edward Ganaille of Regina, 34-year-old Christopher Brass and 25-year-old Malcolm Mitchell of Winnipeg have all been arrested.
Police say Kakewash barricaded himself in an apartment suite at Main Street and Church Avenue with a weapon after a foot chase around 10:30 p.m. Thursday night.
The standoff lasted into the morning, but police were able to arrest the man without further incident just after 7:00 a.m Friday.
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Jamie Blunden, the inspector in charge of the Winnipeg Police Service’s North End Division, said the man they now have in custody wasn’t cooperative throughout the night.
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“We had an individual that was wanted and wasn’t really compliant with us…he didn’t want to come out of the suite he was in,” Blunden said. “Our officers that were chasing him did indicate he had a weapon.”
20 police vehicles, including the tactical support team and a negotiation team, were on site.
They had Main Street from Anderson to Bannerman blocked off throughout most of Thursday night and Friday morning. An alleyway just east of Main Street was also closed.
The cause for the arrest warrant is currently unknown, but Blunden says he believes it stemmed from an incident in Regina.
“It was for a fairly serious offense.”
The area is now open to traffic.
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