NORTH BATTLEFORD – A man arrested by the North Battleford RCMP Gang Task Force [GTF] is pleading not guilty and electing to be tried in provincial court.
Defence Blaine Beaven waived 19-year-old Adrian Dreaver's attendance in North Battleford Provincial court Tuesday and said he wants to set the matters for trial on nine-weapons related offences and a charge of possession of methamphetamine.
Dreaver was charged after police were investigating an incident where a woman was shot at while driving her vehicle in North Battleford on Dec. 13, 2022. Police had responded to four separate incidents of shots fired in a three-day span and say they may be gang related.
The incidents occurred between Friday, Dec. 10 to Tuesday, Dec. 13.
North Battleford RCMP GTF determined that a black SUV that matched the description of the suspect vehicle was stolen. Their investigation led them to a second vehicle associated with the black SUV. Police stopped the vehicle in the city the same day and found three sawed-off rifles and drugs.
Dreaver and 24-year-old Keagan Jackson, both of North Battleford, were arrested and charged with firearms-related offences.
Dreaver also faces identify fraud and possession of stolen property charges from August 2022.
Jackson has a show cause hearing scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 13.
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