Arnold, and Brendan Keith Bouvier, 30, were arrested Jan. 23. Police had stopped a car in the area where there was a report at about 5:30 a.m. that multiple gunshots had been fired at a residence on the 600 block of 3rd Street West in Meadow Lake. Police say they observed the occupants of a vehicle throw a loaded firearm out of the vehicle, which they located in a nearby snow bank. Arnold and Bouvier were charged with numerous weapons-related offences including possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, possession of a firearm with tampered serial number, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, careless use of a firearm, flight from police, two counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited, and failing to comply with an undertaking. Arnold was additionally charged with driving while prohibited.
According to RCMP, they received a complaint around 5:30 a.m. about multiple gunshots fired at a residence on the 600 block of 3rd Street West in Meadow Lake. No injuries were reported. Officers on patrol located an abandoned Jeep on the east side of Meadow Lake with a window smashed out. A firearm was located inside and seized. While responding to that incident, other RCMP officers stopped a car in the area. During the stop, RCMP observed a loaded firearm being thrown out of the vehicle, which police located in a nearby snow bank. Police charged Arnold and Bouvier with numerous weapons-related offences. They were both charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, possession of firearm with tampered serial number, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, careless use of firearm, flight from police, two counts of possession of firearm while prohibited, and failing to comply with undertaking. Arnold was additionally charged with
On Jan. 23, around 2:30 a.m., Meadow Lake RCMP received a complaint of a shooting at an apartment complex on the 200 block of 2nd Street East in Meadow Lake. An injured adult male was located and transported by EMS to Meadow Lake Hospital and to Saskatoon for further treatment of a gunshot wound. This investigation is ongoing. While attending to the 3rd Street West call, other responding officers pulled over a car in the area. A loaded firearm was observed being thrown out the car window and was located in a nearby snowbank. Two adult males inside were arrested without incident and officers located a second loaded firearm inside.