BRULE, Alta. — A father whose 14-month-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert last week now faces several criminal charges after the child was found unharmed and the dad was taken into custody Friday.
RCMP say the 41-year-old is charged with choking while committing an assault, uttering threats, mischief under $5,000, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The alert went out about 2:30 a.m. on Friday for the boy after the Mounties said he was taken from his father’s home in the hamlet of Brule, about 315 kilometres west of Edmonton.
They’d also said that the father had a rifle with him when he left his house with the boy.
On Friday afternoon, the RCMP said the home had been cleared but the vehicle was found back at the same location and they said the man had surrendered to officers at his home.
The man, who remains in custody, is set to appear in Hinton Provincial Court on Jan. 15.