On May 7, 2024, at approximately 4:10 am, Grand Rapids RCMP Detachment received a complaint of threats being made to shoot up a residence, located in Misipawistik Cree Nation.
Officers attended to the home and, in speaking with the occupants, were advised that a 25-year-old male and an unknown individual were going to attend to the residence with firearms.
As the officers were speaking with the occupants, a disturbance was heard in a nearby home to which the officers immediately responded to.
Officers made entry into the home and located the 25-year-old male suspect attempting to hide from police.
Royce Storm Fontaine, 25, who was also wanted on several Warrants of Arrest, was arrested without incident and later remanded into custody on charges including Assault, Point Firearm, Uttering Threats and Fail to Comply with Release Order.
Grand Rapids RCMP continue to investigate.
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