GLEN EWEN - A Carnduff man has been charged with 11 offences after an incident in southeast Saskatchewan.
According to a news release issued by the Saskatchewan RCMP, on Oct. 23 at approximately 10 a.m., the Carnduff RCMP received a request for assistance from a rural property northwest of Glen Ewen.
Officers responded and determined a man had assaulted a woman. Officers attended the rural property and located a man who was wanted on a warrant by Carnduff RCMP for breaching court-ordered release conditions. He was arrested at the scene without incident.
After further investigation, the RCMP says officers located and seized two firearms, ammunition, a pocket knife, approximately two grams of cocaine, and drug trafficking paraphernalia from the rural property.
As a result of a continued investigation, 31-year-old Zachary Hillis from Carnduff is charged with one count each of unauthorized possession of a firearm, unsafe storage of firearms, assault, uttering threats, and possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).
He is also charged with two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and four counts of failing to comply with his release conditions.
The charges have not been proven in court.
Hillis made an appearance in Estevan Provincial Court on Oct. 28. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to make a video appearance on Nov. 4.
The Carnduff RCMP continues to investigate.
The Mercury and SaskToday will have updates on the story as they become available.
