Three people from St. Theresa Point First Nation have been arrested for a carjacking that occurred when a driver stopped to provide aid to another vehicle stuck in the snow.
Gino Monias, 21, Irvin Harper, 32, and Taylia Wood, 30 are charged with kidnapping, robbery, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and other weapons-related offences. They were remanded into custody.
The carjacking occurred just before 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon when a 20-year-old driver stopped the vehicle that he and two females, aged 18 and 21, were travelling in when they came upon a vehicle stuck in the snow. All three were robbed of their money and belongings and the driver was pulled out of the vehicle and assaulted with a knife and a taser-like weapon.
The suspects then sped off in the stolen pickup truck with the two female occupants still inside. The pair were released a short time later without any injuries.
The driver was taken to the nursing station, where he received treatment for minor injuries and was released.
