The Crown is proceeding by indictment rather than summary conviction, which is the more serious offence and means the potential of more jail time if convicted.
The court heard today that after being arrested on April 18, Leschinski allegedly got out of his handcuffs, escaped from the Biggar RCMP and fled.
According to Biggar RCMP, on April 18, 2021, shortly before 6 p.m. Biggar RCMP detachment received a call from a complainant advising that a man had pointed a firearm at another person. The caller advised this occurred in the Biggar area. The caller advised police that the man then left the location with a female youth in his vehicle. All three persons were known to each other.