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By rdnewsNOW Staff

SEPT. 2022 INCIDENT

One sentenced, one to stand trial in Ponoka shooting case

Jan 17, 2025 | 4:10 PM

One individual has been ordered to stand trial and another has been sentenced in relation to a September 2022 shooting in Ponoka.

Eldon Saddleback, a 36-year-old resident of Maskwacis, was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing on Jan. 9, 2025. An official trial date has not yet been set.

Meanwhile, co-accused Anthony Omeasoo, a 31-year-old resident of of Wetaskiwin, was sentenced on May 14, 2024, to 990 days in prison and a firearms prohibition. Due to Omeasoo serving 810 days in pre-trial custody, his remaining sentence was six months of total imprisonment.

It was early on Sept. 21, 2022, when Ponoka RCMP responded to reports of a shooting near the Town’s Leland Hotel. Upon arrival, officers reported finding a victim with what appeared to be multiple gun shot wounds; the individual was taken to a hospital by STARS in stable condition.

Saddleback and Omeasoo were arrested on Sept. 26, 2022, at the Cascade Ponds in Banff National Park with assistance from the Calgary Police Service and other detachments.

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Saddleback was charged with eight counts.

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