A 49-year-old man has been charged for uttering threats and discharging a firearm on Tate Island.
On July 19 at approximately 12:15 p.m., Southend RCMP received a report of a firearm on Tate Island, which is located about 100 kilometres north of Southend on Reindeer Lake.
Investigation determined a group of individuals were on Tate Island. One of them, a male uttered threats to harm the other individuals and discharged a firearm. No one was physically hurt as a result of the discharge.
With the assistance of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, two RCMP officers were transported by helicopter to Tate Island. Officers located and arrested the male suspect.
As a result of investigation, 49-year-old Travis Bird of Southend is charged with one count of discharge firearm with intent, possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of uttering threats against a person.
Bird appeared in La Ronge Provincial Court on July 20.
