Wetaskiwin RCMP traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs and firearm
On March 25, 2025, Wetaskiwin RCMP received a report of an impaired driver.
Wetaskiwin General Duty Officers and Wetaskiwin Crime Reduction Unit responded to the call. Upon arriving on scene, two occupants were identified departing from the vehicle. Occupants were arrested and a further investigation led to a search of the vehicle resulting in the seizure of:
- A sawed off rifle;
- 60 grams of methamphetamine;
- 14 grams of fentanyl;
- unstamped cigarettes.
Jonathan Ermineskin, a 33-year-old resident of Wetaskiwin, was charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of Trafficking (x2);
- Drive while prohibited;
- Breach Firearms prohibition order;
- Firearms offences (x5).
Sarah Lightning, a 27-years-old resident of Maskwacis, was charged with:
- Breach of Conditional Sentence Order;
- Breach Firearms prohibition order (x2);
- Firearms offences (x5).
Both were brought before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody and are set to appear back in court March 27, 2025 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Wetaskiwin.
Cpl. Troy Savinkoff
Alberta RCMP
