Media Release - Weapons Complaint File 2023-5440

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police were dispatched to a report of a man attempting to break into a residence in the 500 Block of 22^nd Street East. En route to this call for service, police were made aware that an off-duty officer had been confronted by a man with a knife outside a nearby business that matched the description of the suspect in the initial call. The off-duty member was not injured and was able to pull another man and a young child inside the business and block the door before the suspect fled.

Officers responded to the area and located the suspect outside in the 500 Block of 20^th Street East. He was arrested after a short foot pursuit.

Wallace Hunt, from the Little Red River First Nation, is facing several charges including, assault with a weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon, and assaulting a peace officer. Hunt, 29, appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court Wednesday morning. [Information 991223005]