Sturgeon Lake firearms complaint leads to a successful search warrant

Apr 12, 2026 | 9:00 AM

Last month, Valleyview RCMP took two suspects into custody and seized several illegal items following a firearms complaint.

On Mar. 25, Officers were called to a shots-fired incident at a residence in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation; however, the two men fled the scene in a stolen vehicle before police arrived.

Mounties then tracked them down to another residence in that community, and the pair was arrested, which resulted in a search warrant being executed later in the day.

During the search, a number of illegal items were seized:

Firearms
Prohibited weapons
Ammunition
110 grams of Cocaine
51 grams of Methamphetamine
269 grams of cutting agent

An 18-year-old Sturgeon Lake resident Darcy Kappo had six charges laid against him:

Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
Reckless discharge of a firearm
Possession of property obtained by crime
Assault
Mischief

Twenty-six-year-old Sturgeon Lake resident Darcy Chalifoux received seven charges:

Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
Two counts of forcible confinement
Assault
Reckless discharge of a firearm
Possession of property obtained by crime
Both were remanded into custody with court dates in Valleyview this week; Kappo will appear on Monday, Apr. 13, while Chalifoux will be in court on Thursday Apr. 16.

by Tanner Smith