NORTH BATTLEFORD – A man arrested by the RCMP gang unit was sentenced in North Battleford Provincial Court to 45 days in jail.
Matthew Greer, 24, and Desiree Hinse, 24, both of Biggar, along with Rae Ahenakew, 40, and Shynia Skeavington, 24, of Mosquito First Nation, were arrested in September 2020 during a traffic stop.
Police had observed occupants of two vehicles “interacting” with each other in McDonalds parking lot in North Battleford. Police noticed weapons in one of the vehicles and conducted a search. They seized cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, a firearm, weapons and a Taser.
When police tried arresting Greer, Hinse locked them out of the vehicle and yelled at them. At one point during the incident, Hinse put herself in between Greer and an RCMP officer trying to arrest him and continued to yell at police.
Hinse was charged with possession of cocaine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon while prohibited and obstructing a police officer. At the time, Hinse was on a mandatory prohibition order not to have any weapons for 10 years. In March, Hinse was given a six-month conditional sentence to be served in the R. M. of Biggar.
Ahenakew was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm in a vehicle and obstructing a police officer. She appears next in North Battleford Provincial Court later this month.
Skeavington was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, three counts of failing to comply with a probation order, two counts of failing to comply with a release order condition, two counts of possession of a weapon, and failing to comply with a probation order. The charges against Skeavington were stayed earlier this year.
Greer was sentenced on Oct. 6. He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and driving while prohibited.
In 2018, Greer was sentenced to six months in jail for a high-speed chase that started near Battleford and ended in a field near Mayfair and reached speeds of up to 140 km/hr. Mayfair is about 77 kilometres northeast of Battleford.
In that incident Greer pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, resisting arrest by fleeing from police, possession of morphine, carrying an imitation pistol and possession of marijuana.
-With files by John Cairns
