A lawyer representing an Alberta man accused of being one of five gang members who took RCMP on a 150-kilometre, two-hour chase gave the Crown a proposed resolution. Kyle Lajimodiere from Cold . . .
Crown Prosecutor Liam Fitz-Gerald, from North Battleford, told the court he opposed Cantel’s release. Defence Andrew Lyster from the Battlefords Area Legal Aid Office represented Cantel. The evidence presented and submissions made during the show cause hearing can’t be published. Cantel has been at Pine Grove Correctional Centre for women in Prince Albert since she was arrested on Nov. 20, 2020. She is charged with theft of a vehicle, numerous firearms-related offences, endangering the safety of the public, and flight from police. Cantel, and four others, are accused of taking RCMP on a 150-kilometre, two-hour chase from Lashburn to north of Paradise Hill. Her co-accused include Juanita Wahpistikwan, 21, from Big Island Cree Nation, Kyle Lajimodiere from Cold Lake, Alta., and two young offenders who can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
A bail hearing for an alleged Westside Outlaws street gang member was adjourned in Lloydminster Provincial Court Jan. 11. North Battleford resident Tonia Cantel, 22, has been held in custody . . .
Police pursued the five for two hours from Lashburn, Sask., to an area north near Paradise Hills. The five are charged with theft of a vehicle, storing a prohibited firearm, four counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a firearm without a license, being in a vehicle with an unauthorized firearm, possessing a prohibited firearm with accessible ammunition without registration, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, endangering the safety of the public, and flight from police. Wahpistikwan is scheduled to appear next in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Jan. 21 for a show cause hearing. Cantel’s show cause hearing was adjourned to Jan. 11. Lajimodiere is scheduled to appear on Jan. 26 to speak to his matter.
Lajimodiere had an appearance Dec. 22 and the matter was adjourned to Jan. 26, 2021. He remains in custody. Cantel and Wahpistikwan both had appearances on Dec. 17 and bail hearings are now scheduled for both on Jan. 7, 2021. The five alleged Westside Outlaws gang members took police on a two-hour 150-km chase that started in Lashburn and ended near Frenchman Butte. All five were charged with theft of a vehicle, storing a prohibited firearm, four counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a firearm without a license, being a vehicle with an unauthorized firearm, possessing a prohibited firearm with accessible ammunition without registration, possession a firearm with an altered serial number, endangering the safety of the public, and flight from police.