Lloydminster RCMP have arrested and charged two males for firearms offences following a traffic stop.
On July 17, at 3:30 p.m., RCMP were called to assist Lloydminster Community Peace Officers who had conducted a traffic stop on 50 Ave. and 57 St. in Lloydminster.
According to RCMP, both the driver and the passenger of the vehicle were wanted on warrants and subsequently arrested. Upon further investigation, a homemade shotgun and ammunition was located within the vehicle.
Travis LITTLEWOLFE, 54 and Warren LITTLEWOLFE, 34, both residents of Edmonton, were arrested and charged with multiple criminal code offences, some of which include:
- Fail to comply with release order
- Possession of a prohibited weapon in a motor vehicle
- Possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession was unauthorized
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of a prohibited weapon with ammunition accessible
- Possession of a weapon, contrary to a prohibition order
Both were held for a judicial interim release hearing and were remanded in custody and are to appear next at the Alberta Court of Justice in Lloydminster on Aug. 19.
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