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Firearms charges in court

Here are some court matters from provincial court this past week in North Battleford. A man facing charges for a Jan. 14 shooting incident now faces several more charges from Feb. 17.
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Here are some court matters from provincial court this past week in North Battleford.

A man facing charges for a Jan. 14 shooting incident now faces several more charges from Feb. 17.

Dakota Whitstone faces charges of operating a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner, driving while impaired, refusing a breath sample and obstructing a police officer from a weekend incident, in addition to charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and discharging a firearm offences stemming from Jan. 14 in North Battleford.  

Whitstone appeared in provincial court Tuesday; on Wednesday morning he appeared again and has been remanded by consent to March 8, 11 a.m. by CCTV.

Two others face charges in connection to another weekend incident. Benjiman Lennie was in court Tuesday facing charges of carrying a concealed weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and resisting arrest.

He was back in court Wednesday, at which time he was remanded to Feb. 28 for a bail hearing. A bail verification report is being prepared in the meantime.

Also appearing in court this week was Jonathan Gunville, who faced charges of operating a motor vehicle while pursued by police, driving while disqualified, possession of property obtained by crime, failure to comply with a probation order, and stealing a motor vehicle. He was in court Tuesday and then again Wednesday, and he has been remanded now to his next appearance March 8 in provincial court.