ESTEVAN - The man at the centre of a brief armed standoff in Estevan last August has pleaded guilty to numerous charges, while other charges have been stayed.
Jordan Hochstein pleaded guilty Thursday in Estevan Provincial Court to the following charges: one count each of unsafe storage of a firearm, possessing a firearm while prohibited from doing so; possessing firearms without a licence, and resisting arrest; three counts of uttering threats; and two counts of breaching a release order.
Hochstein received a 22-month conditional sentence order and a five-year firearms prohibition.
The following charges were stayed: one count of taking a hostage by confining and uttering a threat, as well as uttering threats, possessing a firearm for a purpose dangerous to the public, possessing a firearm while prohibited from doing so; two for mischief; and five counts of breaching a release order.
The incident occurred on Aug. 5, 2022. The EPS was alerted to a residence in the 1300-block of Eighth Street. The situation developed into what the EPS described as an armed standoff with a barricaded person and a potential hostage.
The Weyburn and Estevan Police Services’ Joint Tactical Support Team, along with crisis negotiators and extra patrol members, were called in for support. Following a brief period of negotiations with Hochstein, he gave himself up without further incident.
An elderly subject, known to Hochstein, was in the residence and was unharmed.
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