Prince Albert RCMP: Two individuals charged after vehicle stolen, flight from police

August 19, 2025 - Prince Albert, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP

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On August 15, 2025, around 3:00 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle on Highway #2 in the R.M. of Paddockwood, SK. Officers began investigating the incident.

On August 16, 2025, around 10:30 a.m., Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RCMP received a report that the stolen vehicle was seen on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. An officer attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle did not stop, continued travelling to Highway #2, and continued on at a high rate of speed. The vehicle later turned onto a grid road and the driver ran into a nearby forested area.

Officers arrested a female passenger. They also seized a sawed-off firearm from the vehicle. Prince Albert RCMP, with the assistance of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Police Dog Services and Critical Incident Response Team, searched the area and the male driver was arrested.

As a result of continued investigation, 24-year-old Edward John Henderson of Montreal Lake Cree Nation and 21-year-old Acotia Bradfield of La Ronge, SK are each charged with:

• one count, flight from peace officer, Section 320.17, Criminal Code;
• one count, theft of a motor vehicle, Section 333.1(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, occupy a motor vehicle knowing there is a prohibited weapon inside, Section 94(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(1), Criminal Code.

Acotia Bradfield is additionally charged with:

• two counts, failure to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code; and
• one count, possession of a firearm when prohibited, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code.

Edward Henderson was also arrested on a warrant for breaching a Conditional Sentence Order.

Both individuals appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on August 18, 2025.

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