A Weyburn woman was arrested on Saturday for being drunk in public, after Weyburn Police Service members were dispatched to a private gathering. Deputy Chief Shane St. John explains their intervention prevented the situation from escalating.
“The person was out in front of the residence when we arrived, pretty highly intoxicated. For their safety, and with no one sober to care for them, we brought them here until they were sober. Just so nothing escalated.”
St. John explains that despite the event being a private gathering, she was causing a disturbance and was arrested on public property, resulting in her being taken into custody.
“They were on public property when they were arrested outside of the residence. They weren't really allowed there any longer, they didn't want that person there.”
While she was arrested and held in custody until sober, no charges were laid.