SWAT Team Call-out – 1300 block Wascana

Three males face charges after a SWAT Call on Friday in Regina.

On July 20, 2018, at approximately 4:30 am, members of the Regina Police Service observed a suspicious vehicle stopping in front of a residence on the 1300 block of Wascana Street. Four occupants exited, including the driver, a 25 year-old male, and a passenger, a 28 year-old male. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded rifle. While this was occurring, a 33 year-old male with a warrant for arrest was observed inside the residence.

The Regina Police Service then executed a search warrant on the residence on the 1300 block of Wascana Street. Due to the nature of the call (potential weapons) authorization was obtained for a Special Teams call-out which involved members from the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Unit, plain clothes officers, and patrol members. Five people exited the residence, including the 33 year-old male.

A search of the residence revealed a rifle, shotgun, and ammunition. The 25 year-old male, and the 28 year-old male, and the 33 year-old male, were arrested and charged.

Twenty-five year-old Troy Dennis DESJARLAIS, of Regina, is charged with:

• Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition [86(1) CC];
• Possession of a Weapon [88 CC];
• Carry concealed weapon [90 CC];
• Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized [92(1) CC];
• Unauthorized Possession of a weapon or ammunition in a motor vehicle, [94 CC]
• Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition, [95 CC];
• Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (sawed-off rifle) obtained by Commission of an Offence [96 CC]; and
• Breach of Prohibition order [117.01 CC].

Twenty-eight year-old Justin James PAPEQUASH, of Regina, is charged with:

• 3 X Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition [86(1) CC];
• 3 X Possession of a Weapon [88 CC];
• 3 X Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized [92(1) CC];
• Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (sawed-off rifle) obtained by Commission of an Offence [96 CC];
• Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition, [95 CC];
• Unauthorized Possession of a weapon or ammunition in a motor vehicle, [94 CC] and
• Carry concealed weapon [90 CC].

Thirty-three year-old Billy Joe SAMMY, of Regina, is charged with:

• 2 X Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition [86(1) CC];
• 2 X Possession of a Weapon [88 CC];
• 2 X Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized [92(1) CC];
• Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (sawed-off rifle) obtained by Commission of an Offence [96 CC]; and
• 2 X Breach of Prohibition order [117.01 CC].

SAMMY, PAPEQUASH and DESJARLAIS are scheduled to make their first appearance in Provincial Court on these charges on Monday, July 23, 2018, at 9:30 am.