Saskatchewan RCMP Battlefords Serious Crimes Unit charges three with firearms offences

October 23, 2026 - Maymont, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP

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Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battlefords Serious Crimes Unit has charged three individuals with firearms offences following an incident near Maymont, SK. 

On October 20, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Saskatoon Police Service’s Air Support Unit was tracking a suspect truck which had previously been reported by Corman Park Police Service as driving in a dangerous manner on Highway #16 near Saskatoon, SK. The suspect vehicle stopped on Baljennie Road south of Maymont and the driver exited the truck and discharged a firearm into the air. The driver re-entered the truck and continued to drive.

Battlefords RCMP officers responded to assist and deployed a tire deflation device, which the truck ran over and continued driving. At approximately 2:00 a.m., the truck came to a stop in a field near Cando, SK, and the occupants exited and fled on foot. Battlefords RCMP officers located and arrested three adult males. Saskatoon Police Service’s Police Dog Services located a firearm in the ditch nearby. 

Saskatchewan RCMP Battlefords Serious Crimes Unit took carriage of the investigation and have laid charges against three adult males. 

23-year-old Walker Higgs from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, SK is charged with: 

• one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, operate a motor vehicle while prohibited, Section 320.24, Criminal Code.

24-year-old Dennis Higgs from Saskatoon, SK is charged with: 

• one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code;
• two counts, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code.

25-year-old Darnell Starblanket from Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, SK is charged with: 

• one count, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code. 

Walker Higgs, Dennis Higgs and Darnell Starblanket appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on October 21, 2026. 

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battlefords and Saskatoon Forensic Identification Services also assisted with this investigation. 

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