Charges against a woman arrested by the North Battleford RCMP gang unit were stayed in North Battleford Provincial Court on March 8.
The Crown stayed drug trafficking and firearms-related charges against Danielle Becker, 36, of Saskatoon.
When the Crown stays or withdraws charges this means the Crown has discontinued the case against the accused but there is a distinction between staying charges and withdrawing charges. When charges are stayed the Crown can still bring the charges “back to life” within one year of the day they were stayed.
It’s rare, however, that the Crown will bring the charges back and prosecute the individual. If charges are withdrawn then this means that the Crown is finished with those charges and will never bring them back against the individual.
Becker and Tyson Goller, 33, were arrested on Sept. 10, 2020, after the RCMP Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team raided a residence on the 1300 block of 96 Street in North Battleford.
At the residence police say they found a prohibited handgun, ammunition and other weapons. They also seized about $6,000 in Canadian currency, 276 grams of cocaine, one kg of illicit marijuana, four grams of MDMA and quantities of other unidentified substances believed to be illicit drugs.
Goller also had an appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court March 8 and his matter was adjourned to March 22.
The charges against Goller haven't been proven in court.
