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Breaking news: Suspect in standoff facing two dozen charges

Suspect was arrested after two-hour standoff in Glendale last Thursday
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A Red Deer man is facing two dozen charges in connection with a two-hour standoff with police last Thursday night.

Police said an armed man had barricaded himself inside a home on Galbraith Street. They asked the public to stay away from the area and to refrain from taking pictures and posting them on social media.

A suspect was taken into custody shortly after 9 p.m.

Christopher Sinclair, 36, has been charged with five counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm; three counts each of assault with a weapon, pointing a weapon and using a firearm in the commission of an offence; two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime.

Sinclair also faces seven charges of failing to comply with court release conditions.

He is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on April 15.



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