Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On Jan. 29, 2025, at approximately 9:08 p.m., Lac La Biche RCMP responded to a request to remove an individual from a residence. When officers arrived, they learned that the individual they were asked to remove was a victim of a stabbing.
Police entered the residence and located the suspect, who attempted to flee on foot but was stopped. During the arrest, the suspect became combative, punching, kicking and biting officers while trying to disarm them. Despite the struggle, officers were able to place the suspect into custody with the assistance of a conducted energy weapon (CEW). Multiple officers sustained injuries during this altercation and were treated on scene.
As a result of this incident, Lac La Biche RCMP have arrested a 19-year-old individual, a resident of Kikino, Alta., they have been charged with the following offences:
- Assault with a weapon
- Assault on police causing bodily harm
- Assault on police
- Attempt to disarm a police officer x2
- Resist peace officer
- Mischief under $5000
- Fail to comply with court order x2
The individual was taken before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody. Their last court date was on Feb. 3, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Lac La Biche.