Three people have fingers cut off at gunpoint: Sask. RCMP

Three adults were assaulted, threatened with a firearm and each had a finger severed after being taken to a rural location in the La Ronge detachment area by a man they knew, according to RCMP.

The investigation stated back on June 26 when La Ronge RCMP responded to an injured person in hospital.

The RCMP said the 30-year-old from La Ronge has been charged with:

• five counts, aggravated assault, Section 268(2), Criminal Code;
• two counts, assault with a weapon, Section 267(a), Criminal Code;
• two counts, assault by choking, Section 267(c), Criminal Code;
• four counts, uttering threats, Section 264.1(1)(a), Criminal Code;
• four counts, pointing a firearm, Section 87(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, knowingly possess a firearm without a license, Section 92(3), Criminal Code;
• two counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code;
• one count, mischief over $5,000, Section 430(3), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a firearm contrary to order, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code; and
• four counts, fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5), Criminal Code.

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According to the release the accused “was also on warrant for failing to attend court, and failing to comply with a release order condition after La Ronge RCMP received a report that he’d cut off a device monitoring his court-ordered curfew on June 20.”

He was arrested without incident on August 9, 2024.

The 30-year-old makes his first appearance in La Ronge Provincial Court on August 12, 2024.