Red Deer, Alta. – Yesterday, at approximately 11:49 a.m., Red Deer RCMP responded to an individual seen with an imitation firearm. In connection to this incident Red Deer RCMP has charged Maverick McGillivary, an 18-year-old resident of Red Deer, with the following offences:
- Carrying concealed weapon
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Uttering threats
- Using imitation firearm in the commission of an offence
- Fail to comply with release order condition x3
- Fail to comply x3
Maverick McGillivary was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court on Apr. 16, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
As charges against the two youths have not yet been sworn, no additional information is available.
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Background: Red Deer RCMP respond to report of firearm
Red Deer, Alta. – Today, at approximately 11:49 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a report of an individual seen with a firearm located in a field within the neighbourhood of Lancaster.
Officers responded and arrested an 18-year-old male and two youths, one male and one female. They were taken into custody without incident. The firearm was recovered and was confirmed to be a replica firearm.
As charges are currently pending no additional information can be released at this time.
