Mounties in Brooks update pair of local ongoing investigations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 10, 2023.
Brooks RCMP announced updates Thursday for two investigations. The RCMP made an arrest regarding an incident in October of a female falling out of a speeding vehicle. On the night of Oct. 24, witnesses reported a red Cadillac Escalade speeding through a construction zone on Silver Sage Road in Brooks and saw a female falling out of the passenger side door. The female suffered critical injuries which resulted in a prolonged hospitalization, but she has since been released. The Cadillac Escalade was located and a search warrant completed with evidence gathered furthering the investigation to a suspect identification, with them and the victim known to each other. In the early morning hours Tuesday, Brooks RCMP co-ordinated a joint effort with the RCMP Emergency Response Team, Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit and general investigation section, to execute a search warrant on a residence in Brooks. Kyle Potts, a 37-year-old resident of Brooks, was arrested and faces 22 criminal code charges, some of which include: Kidnapping, three counts of assault with a weapon, 12 firearm-related charges, theft of a motor vehicle and numerous fail to comply with conditions charges. Potts was remanded into custody with a future court date of Nov. 15 in Medicine Hat. Brooks RCMP also provided an update on a shooting investigation at a local bar. On Aug. 24 at 1:09 a.m., Brooks RCMP responded to a disturbance at a local business with an investigation revealing during the disturbance an accidental discharge of a firearm occurred, with one male hospitalized with serious injuries after shooting himself with the firearm. On Nov. 3, 45-year-old Brooks resident Yohannes Tekesti was charged with the following: – Possession of firearm/weapon/device/ammunition in motor vehicle – Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose – Pointing a firearm – Possession of a firearm/prohibited weapon when knowing possession unauthorized – Possession of restricted firearm/prohibited weapon with ammo without licence/registration – Weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – schedule I: methamphetamine – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – schedule I: cocaine Tekesti will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Brooks on Nov. 22. 21-20
