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According to the RCMP, it was determined that an adult male allegedly assaulted an adult female “who reported non-life-threatening injuries to police.”
RCMP stated at the time that an investigation was ongoing and officers were “actively trying to locate” Hewton.
His campaign manager provided an emailed response, saying Hewton had been charged “by RCMP, not by an individual” and “despite the parties involved believing they had resolved the issue, law enforcement are insisting on pursuing charges.”
“Nathaniel, and his campaign manager, both believe this is an attempt at derailing his mayoral campaign,” the statement said.
On Thursday, in response to a request for an update on the warrant status, an RCMP spokesperson emailed the following statement: “Yes, we can confirm the warrant that was issued for his arrest is still active and Southey RCMP are actively working to locate him. The investigation continues.”
The assault charge is not the only one that has been brought against Hewton, who also faces a separate charge that — on or about Sept. 29 — he did “by verbal speech” knowingly utter a death threat.
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Hewton was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday with regard to that charge, but court documents indicate he was not present. The documents further state that a “case worker” appeared on his behalf and that the matter was adjourned to a date in December.
The Leader-Post previously reported that Hewton faced other charges brought against him in 2019 relating to an allegation that he threatened two teenage females and pointed a firearm at them.
In relation to that incident, court documents indicate he was found guilty of two counts of pointing a firearm, one count of careless storage of a firearm, and one count of possessing a firearm without a licence. He received a suspended sentence, 18 months probation and a 10-year firearms prohibition.
— with files from Larissa Kurz
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