RCMP members from communities north of Viking along Hwy. 16 found themselves in a volatile situation while following up on an abandoned 911 call.
The incident started at 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 5 when detachments from Vermilion, Vegreville, and Kitscoty went to investigate a call originating in Mannville.
Once they arrived in the community, police heard multiple gunshots and the sound of ricocheting bullets while trying to ascertain the location of the emergency call.
The shots were discovered to be coming from a particular residence in the area. Another 911 call was then received from a second residence and was determined to be related to the first call.
The RCMP went to that second residence where a manwas arrested and a .22-calibre rifle was seized.
Scott Sidney Hinton, 35, of Mannville, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm while unauthorized, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of an illicit substance.
Hinton was remanded into custody and made his first court appearance Feb. 8 in St. Paul.
Patricia Harcourt
Editor
