BUFFALO RIVER DENE NATION, Sask. – The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation has been charged with assault.
Dillon RCMP charged Lance Ben Byhette, 41, after a man was assaulted on Monday during an argument at a residence on the Buffalo River Dene First Nation.
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Byhette is also charged with being intoxicated contrary to a band bylaw.
He is scheduled to appear in court on May 7.
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