Melfort RCMP said officers arrested two people after hearing reports of a man with a firearm on James Smith Cree Nation Tuesday afternoon.
Officers arrived at the community and tried to speak with the man but he ran away on foot and became aggressive.
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Police used a conducted energy weapon to help with the arrest and found a firearm at a nearby residence. A second man was also arrested.
28-year-old Philip Head from Kinistino is facing several firearms related charges and resisting a peace officer. He will appear in Melfort Provincial Court on June 3.
26-year-old Reno Sanderson from James Smith Cree Nation will be in Melfort Provincial Court on June 17 facing firearms and weapons related charges and failure to comply with release conditions.
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