On Saturday, January 20, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., police were dispatched to a residence on the 6700 block of Dalgliesh Drive for the report of a firearms offence. A group had been seen exiting the residence, and one male appeared to be in possession of a firearm. They drove away.
At approximately 11:25 a.m., the suspect vehicle had returned. Police located the vehicle and a high risk traffic stop was conducted on 9th Avenue North (eastbound) approaching McIntosh Street. All occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody. A search of the vehicle yielded a firearm. A 35 year-old male and a 26 year-old male were arrested and charged.
Thirty-five year-old Evan Earl BAGE, and 26 year-old Cree William Joseph LAFERTE, both of Regina, are jointly charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition in a Motor Vehicle [CC 94(1)(a)(ii)];
- Careless Storage of a Firearm [CC 86(2)];
- Possession of a Weapon [CC 88];
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm [CC 91(1)].
LAFERTE is also charged with Fail to Comply with Probation Order [CC 733.1(1)].
BAGE and LAFERTE make their first appearance on these charges in Provincial Court this morning, January 22, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.
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