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Drunken bomb threat at Sask. casino lands man in jail

Man who called in bomb threat to a Saskatchewan casino while drunk handed jail sentence. File / Global News

YORKTON, Canada – A drunken prank has landed a Saskatchewan man in jail. Alex Peepeetch, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of providing a false message to cause harm.

Court was told Peepeetch had been drinking when he decided to call in a bomb threat to the Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton, Sask., on Sunday night.

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Peepeetch then ran from the gas station where he placed the call to the casino next door to see what would happen.

He was sentenced to three months in jail.

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