NORTH BATTLEFORD – A suspect who prompted the closure of all four lanes of Highway 16 between North Battleford and Lloydminster was granted bail Friday.
Preston Kahmahkotayo, 37, had a show cause hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court on March 8. He is now scheduled back in court March 25 to enter a plea.
Kahmahkotayo was arrested by Battlefords RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Critical Incident Response Team Monday night after police got a report around 1 p.m. that afternoon of an armed man travelling in a vehicle in North Battleford.
Battlefords RCMP and officers from surrounding detachments worked together to locate Kahmahkotayo. They found him on Highway 16 near Delmas.
Kahmahkotayo is charged with five firearms-related offences, three counts of uttering threats and one count of resisting arrest.
RCMP say there were no injuries to members as a result of the incident.
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