Four suspects have been charged by the Blood Tribe Police Service in connection to an alleged unlawful confinement on March 2, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Blood Tribe Police charge four after person allegedly held against will

Mar 3, 2023 | 9:48 AM

BLOOD TRIBE FIRST NATION, AB – The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) has apprehended four people in connection to an incident at a home on the First Nation.

Officers responded to a 911 call on Thursday, March 2, 2023, after an individual said they were being held against their will.

The caller told police that the suspects had firearms in the home, and one of the individuals allegedly discharged a gun.

BTPS says it was able to gain access to the home, get the victim to safety, and arrest several people.

During a subsequent search of the house and multiple vehicles, officers say they confiscated 56 grams of suspected fentanyl, two firearms, two replica firearms, edged weapons, drug paraphernalia, and Canadian currency.

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Charles William Good Striker, 36, of the Blood Tribe, is charged with possession of firearms in contravention of a firearms prohibition order, knowingly possessing a firearm, personation, obstruction, careless use of a firearm, unlawful confinement, and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. Good Striker was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Cardston Provincial Court on March 13, 2023.

Craig Cassidy Sweetgrass, 38, of the Blood Tribe, is charged with possession of firearms in contravention of a firearms prohibition order, possession of a controlled substance, breach of a release oder, personation, obstruction, careless use of a firearm, unlawful confinement, and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. Sweetgrass was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Cardston Provincial Court on March 6, 2023.

Vernon Eagle Plume, 32, of the Blood Tribe, is charged with unlawful confinement. Eagle Plume was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Cardston Provincial Court on March 6, 2023.

Ross Gary Scout, 37, of the Blood Tribe, is charged with unlawful confinement. Scout was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Cardston Provincial Court on March 13, 2023.

Anyone with information about this matter or any other is asked to contact the Blood Tribe Police Service at 403-737-3800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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