News release

Saskatchewan RCMP: male charged with kidnapping

May 18, 2025 - Island Lake First Nation (Ministikwan), Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP

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On May 15, 2025 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Loon Lake RCMP received a report that a woman was potentially taken against her will on Island Lake First Nation (Ministikwan).

Officers responded immediately. Investigation determined a male entered a residence with a firearm. The firearm was not discharged. The male left the residence with a female. Initial investigation determined the male and female to be travelling in a vehicle. Officers from multiple Saskatchewan RCMP units searched the area and could not locate the male and the female. Officers continued to make extensive patrols in the surrounding area.

As a result of continued investigation, Saskatchewan RCMP issued a dangerous person alert at 10:25 a.m. to Island Lake First Nation and surrounding areas.

At approximately 12:40 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP located the suspect vehicle off Highway #699, between Island Lake First Nation and Loon Lake. Investigation determined the vehicle had previously been reported as stolen out of Canoe Narrows. The vehicle had no occupants. Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System were engaged to assist in the search for the male and female in a nearby wooded area.

The male was located and arrested. The female was located shortly after. She was assessed by EMS for injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature. Officers located and seized an airsoft handgun and an inoperable firearm.

Saskatchewan RCMP then canceled the dangerous person emergency alert.

As a result of further investigation, 24-year-old Mike Bouvier from Canoe Narrows, SK is charged with:

• one count, kidnapping with a firearm, Section 279(1.1), Criminal Code;
• one count, pointing a firearm, Section 87(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, uttering threats, Section 264.1(1)(a), Criminal Code;
• one count, assault, Section 266, Criminal Code;
• one count, unauthorized possession of a firearm, Section 91(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, theft of motor vehicle, Section 333.1, Criminal Code.

Mike Bouvier is scheduled to appear in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on May 20, 2025.

Multiple RCMP detachments, along with Saskatchewan RCMP’s North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, Meadow Lake Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, Meadow Lake Police Dog Services, and the Saskatchewan RCMP Critical Incident Response Team assisted in this investigation.

Officers thank members of the media and the public for their assistance in this investigation.