The following is a media release from the Slave Lake RCMP:
Slave Lake RCMP respond to an assault
Slave Lake, Alta. - On August 15, 2024, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Slave Lake RCMP responded to a report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers learned that a security guard had approached an individual who was setting up a small encampment on the sidewalk. During the interaction, the individual assaulted the security guard. As a result, Slave Lake RCMP have arrested one male.
John Yellowknee, a 45-year-old resident of Slave Lake, has been charged with the following offences:
- Assault
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Fail to comply with release order condition
John was brought before a Justice of the Peace and was released on a Release Order. He is scheduled to appear in court on August 28 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Slave Lake.
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