28-year-old Matthew Neufeld, of Swift Current, is still being sought by RCMP believe that Neufeld and a man from Medicine Hat were responsible for a home invasion robbery in Swift Current on Oct. 29.
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A Medicine Hat man wanted by Mounties in Swift Current has been arrested, that city’s detachment reported on Friday.
Nicholas Belanger, 35, of Medicine Hat, was arrested on Nov. 19 in Alberta, according to a release from the Swift Current Municipal detachment, and appeared in court on Nov. 20.
Another man, 28-year-old Matthew Neufeld, of Swift Current, is still being sought, with authorities warning not to approach the 5-foot-8, 145-pound man.
The RCMP believes that Belanger and Neufeld were responsible for a home invasion robbery in Swift Current on October 29, threatening the occupants with a firearm and stealing cash and a vehicle.
Each face charges of breaking and entering, assault, theft over $5,000 and wearing a disguise while committing an offence.
Additionally, Belanger is charged with single counts of robbery with a firearm, assault with a weapon, careless use of a firearm, pointing a firearm, and dangerously discharging a fire arm, along with six counts of breaching terms of his probation.
Charges in highway fatality
A Strathmore man has been charged with drunk driving causing death after a head-on collision near Drumheller last winter.
On Friday RCMP announced the charges stemming from an accident on Jan. 6, when a pick-up truck collided with a car on Highway No. 9 east of Drumheller, north of Rosebud.
The driver of the car, a 39-year-old man from Drumheller, was pronounced dead at the scene while a female passenger was sent to hospital. The truck’s driver was also transported to hospital.
RCMP say they have laid 10 charges against Sean Powell, 50, of Strathmore, including impaired operation of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving causing death and refusing to provide a breath sample.
The man was issued an immediate roadside driving sanction and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 20 in Drumheller.
