The Pincher Creek RCMP has charged a 36-year-old man with weapon and property offences. (Photo 31375600 © George Kroll | Dreamstime.com)

By Justin Goulet

RCMP in Pincher Creek charge man with property and weapon offences

Sep 14, 2022 | 9:48 AM

PINCHER CREEK, AB – The Pincher Creek RCMP has charged a man with property offences.

On September 6, 2022, police attended a local residence to follow-up on an investigation. When officers arrived on scene, the RCMP says a man was seen running from the home.

He was later located, and police say he was in possession of a stolen Polaris side-by-side and a semi-automatic Browning rifle chambered in 30-06. The RCMP says the suspect was breaching previous release conditions and the investigation found that the rifle had been stolen from Fort Macleod.

36-year-old Jesse Flett, of no fixed address, has been charged with the follow:

• Three counts of failing to comply with a release order
• One count of possession of stolen property over $5,000
• One count of possession of a firearm contrary to an order
• One count of careless storage of a firearm
• One count of unlawful possession of a firearm
• One count of possession of a weapon obtained by crime

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Following a judicial hearing, Flett was remanded and is scheduled to appear in Pincher Creek Provincial Court on September 20, 2022.

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