Trial date set in use of force arrest at Maskwacis

A trial date has been set for two men charged in an ASIRT (Alberta Serious Incident Response Team) investigation looking into the circumstances surrounding the actions of police during a use of force arrest in Maskwacis this spring.

Kyle Dean Lightning, 28, and Barry Junior Saddleback, 18, both of Maskwacis, are scheduled for trial on July 18, 2022 in Westaskiwin provincial court.

It was on March 26, 2022, when Maskwacis RCMP received a complaint of two individuals discharging a firearm in the Samson town site. Mounties say officers were able to quickly locate and arrest two individuals and seize a loaded sawed off shotgun as well as a loaded sawed off .22 rifle.

As a result of the investigation, RCMP charged both Kyle Dean Lightning and Barry Junior Saddleback with five firearms offences and resisting arrest.