St. Albert RCMP have arrested one of two suspects who allegedly threatened people with guns at a bush party last weekend.
Nassir Gibert, 19, is charged with 24 offences in relation to assault, uttering threats and brandishing weapons at a bush party on the northeastern outskirts of St. Albert last weekend. Gibert turned himself in to police without incident.
Gibert has been remanded in custody, after his application for judicial interim release denied. He is to appear in St. Albert court Aug. 29.
Alberta Justice said the charges against Gibert include; two counts of uttering threats, one count of assault causing bodily harm, three counts of pointing a firearm (a pistol), one count of careless use or storage of a weapon (a pistol), one count of carrying a concealed weapon (a pistol), one count of unauthorized possession of a weapon (a rifle), one count of careless use or storage of a weapon (a rifle), and several breaches of recognizance.
Cpl. Laurel Kading confirmed Aug. 19 police were able to contact him Aug. 16, and he turned himself in to the St. Albert detachment.
Police said on Aug. 15 that they received reports that two men had threatened people with weapons at a bush party on the outskirts of St. Albert shortly after midnight last Saturday (Aug. 13) morning. One man was said to be carrying a rifle and the other was said to have a pistol. The second suspect was not identified. Police say there were more than 100 people at the party at the end of Veness Road north of the Campbell Business Park.
Kading would not comment on whether police are still looking for a second suspect, saying only the investigation is ongoing.
Gibert is also facing unrelated charges of housebreaking and breach of recognizance stemming from a Nov. 11, 2015 incident in St. Albert. He’s scheduled to go to trial on those charges Sept. 19 in Edmonton.
