Feb. 6, 2024
Vermilion RCMP charges male with firearm offences
Mannville, Alta. – On Feb. 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Vermilion RCMP, with the assistance of Vegreville and Kitscoty RCMP, responded to an abandoned 911 call in Mannville, Alta. Upon arrival, police were attempting to determine the origin of the call when they heard multiple gunshots and ricochets coming from a residence. RCMP then received another call that was determined to be related to the first, but at a separate residence. RCMP attended this second residence and arrested a male suspect. During the course of the investigation, police seized a .22 calibre rifle.
As a result of this investigation, Scott Sidney Hinton (35), a Mannville resident, 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 illicit substance.
Hinton was brought before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody. Hinton is to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul on Feb. 8, 2024.