A woman was abducted from the Cree Nation community of Pigeon Lake on January 19, 2021. Maskwacis RCMP were dispatched at approximately 11:00 PM and searched throughout the night for a suspect vehicle.

In the morning, they were dispatched alongside EMS to a commercial business after a witness located a woman with life threatening injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries and is still receiving treatment.

Police were able to locate and stop the suspect vehicle but the suspect fled into a wooded area. He was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit.

60-year-old Lionel Twins from Louis Bull First Nation was charged with the following:

  • Attempted murder
  • Kidnapping without a firearm
  • Aggravated Assault
  • Flight from the police
  • Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Assault

He is scheduled to appear Wetaskiwin Provincial Court on January 28th, 2021.