Jan. 19, 2024
Kitscoty RCMP lay charges in relation to firearm offences
Kitscoty, Alta. – On Jan. 15, 2024, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Kitscoty RCMP responded to a disturbance call on Range Road 12, just outside of Lloydminster. Upon arrival, one male suspect was identified. Initial investigation revealed that the suspect had used a weapon to hold two females against their will.
A search warrant was obtained for the residence. As a result of the warrant, multiples items were seized, including:
- Rifles;
- Handguns;
- Prohibited weapons and devices;
- Ammunition; and
- Drugs.
As a result of the investigation, Lloydminster resident Dustin Lee Fialkowski (36) has been charged with the following:
- Forcible Confinement;
- Pointing a Firearm;
- Using a firearm in the commission of an offence;
- Uttering Threats;
- Assault with a weapon;
- Possession of a Prohibited weapon x2;
- Possession of Prohibited Device x2;
- Unsafe storage of firearms x11; and
- Possession of body armor while unauthorized.
Fialkowski was brought before a justice of the peace and released on conditions. He is to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Lloydminster on Feb. 6, 2024.