Members of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) arrested a man with an outstanding arrest warrant, which led to further charges for drugs and weapons possession in Sandy Bay First Nation on Wednesday.
MFNPS members were on patrol and located a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for Failing to Attend Court.
Police approached the man and advised him that he was under arrest for the warrant; the man immediately resisted. They had to deploy a Taser to assist in taking the man into custody.
Once the man was safely secured in a patrol unit, Police searched a bag that had been in the suspect's possession and located a machete, suspected Methamphetamine, and items consistent with drug trafficking.
Edmond Raymond Austin Spence, 30 years old, was charged with the following offences;
- Resisting arrest
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine
In addition, Spence was also charged with Resisting arrest and Failing to attend Court from the previous arrest warrant.