ARDILL - Three Mossbank-area men are facing dozens of charges after RCMP arrested them following reports about an alleged robbery in a nearby community.
In June, Assiniboia RCMP received a report of a robbery at a residence near Ardill, a hamlet east of Mossbank. The investigation determined that an individual was threatened with a firearm, assaulted and robbed. The victim was treated at a hospital for injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature.
The investigation also determined that a firearm was also pointed at the same victim in a separate incident involving one of the suspects from the robbery.
As part of the investigation, Assiniboia RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Ardill on June 27, with assistance from Saskatchewan RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team. They located and seized four firearms and ammunition from the residence and arrested two people at the residence and a third at a residence in Mossbank.
As a result of continued investigation, 64-year-old Kevin Lacasse from Ardill is facing charges of:
- Two counts of pointing a firearm
- One count of uttering threats
- Two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- One count of carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- One count of possessing a firearm in a vehicle
- One count of assault with a weapon
- One count of unsafe storage of a firearm
Also, 24-year-old Chaze Kober from Mossbank faces charges of:
- One count of assault with a weapon
- One count of using a firearm in the commission of an offence
- One count of using a firearm in a careless manner
- One count of carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- One count of pointing a firearm
- One count of possessing a firearm while prohibited
- One count of robbery with a firearm
Also, 40-year-old Benjamin Knudson from Ardill is charged with:
- One count of assault with a weapon
- One count of robbery
- One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm
He was also arrested for breaching a conditional sentence order.
The three accused appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on June 28.
Saskatchewan RCMP's Forensic Identification Services and Regina General Investigation Section assisted with this investigation.
