A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving and weapons offenses, following a traffic stop near North Battleford last week.
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Battlefords RCMP say officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 40 on Nov. 7. Police located the vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over.
According to police, the driver became agitated after being asked to step out of the vehicle. When officers informed him he was under arrest, the man resisted and failed to comply with police directives. An officer deployed a conducted energy weapon, allowing police to take the suspect into custody safely.
A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a BB gun resembling a handgun and a pair of brass knuckles.
Jason Fox of Sweetgrass First Nation is charged with:
Impaired operation of a conveyance
Failure or refusal to comply with a demand
Two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Possession of a prohibited weapon
Failure to comply with a release order
Resisting a peace officer
Fox appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Nov. 9.
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