Trial underway for central Alberta man charged in alleged kidnapping and beating

Trial is underway in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench for a man from the Louis Bull First Nation accused of abducting and beating a woman from the Cree Nation community of Pigeon Lake.

Lionel Richard Twins, 61, is scheduled for trial from May 9-13, 2022.

Twins is charged with attempted murder, kidnapping without a firearm, aggravated assault, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and two counts of assault in the January 2021 incident.

According to Maskwacis RCMP, it began around 11:00 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2021 when officers were called to Pigeon Lake after learning an adult female had been abducted from a residence.