Dangerous driving incident near Saskatoon wraps up in the Cando area

On Tuesday around 1:30 a.m. the Saskatoon Police Service’s Air Support Unit was tracking a suspect truck, which had previously been reported by Corman Park Police Service as driving in a dangerous manner on Highway #16 near Saskatoon, when the suspect vehicle stopped south of Maymont and police say the driver got out and fired a gun into the air.

The driver got back in and continue to drive until it drove over a tire deflation device deployed by Battlefords RCMP. Around 2:00 a.m. the truck came to stop in a field near Cando where police say the occupants got out and took off on foot.

Battlefords RCMP officers located and arrested three adult males. Saskatoon Police Service’s Police Dog located a firearm in the ditch nearby.

Walker Higgs, 23, and 25-year-old Darnell Starblanket – both from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation as well as 24-year-old Dennis Higgs from Saskatoon are facing charges. They appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Wednesday.

23-year-old Walker Higgs from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, SK is charged with:
– one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code; and
– one count, operate a motor vehicle while prohibited, Section 320.24, Criminal Code.

24-year-old Dennis Higgs from Saskatoon, SK is charged with:
– one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code;
– two counts, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code.

25-year-old Darnell Starblanket from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, SK is charged with:
– one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code; and
– one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code.

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battlefords and Saskatoon Forensic Identification Services also assisted with this investigation.