On August 24th, 2024 Yellowknife RCMP received a complaint that a group of masked individuals was attempting to gain entry to an occupied residence in Yellowknife.
Officers attended the location and arrested 4 suspects after a brief altercation. A hand gun was subsequently located and seized after the arrests.
Yellowknife RCMP's General Investigation Unit has been engaged and the investigation is continuing.
Two arrested subjects are currently facing charges as a result of the incident.
28-year-old Suleiman Abdow of Edmonton has been charged with:
- Resisting/obstructing a peace officer, contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code
· Fail to comply with release order conditions (3 counts), contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code
· Mischief under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) of the Criminal Code
· Fail to comply with probation order conditions, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code
· Disguised with intent to commit an offence, contrary to section 351(2) of the Criminal Code
32-year-old Joshua Desjarlais of Yellowknife has been charged with:
- Resisting/obstructing a peace officer (2 counts), contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code
- Fail to comply with release order conditions, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code
- Mischief over $5000, contrary to section 430(3) of the Criminal Code
· Disguised with intent to commit an offence, contrary to section 351(2) of the Criminal Code
Abdow and Desjarlais both appeared before a Justice of the Peace and were remanded into custody.
The remaining two suspects were released by police.
Anyone who has information about this incident is asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at http://www.p3tips.com. In the event of an emergency call, 911.