N.W.T. man charged with assault after weekend incident in Fort Smith

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· Posted: Jun 04, 2025 12:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

An N.W.T. antheral has been arrested and charged successful transportation with a reported battle successful Fort Smith implicit the weekend. 

In a quality merchandise Wednesday, RCMP said they received a study Saturday of a victim being struck with a firearm. They arrested Terron Stevens.

RCMP said nary shots were reportedly fired and they're not alert of immoderate injuries.

Stevens, 32, is charged with battle with a weapon, possession of a limb for a unsafe intent and possession of a limb contrary to a weapons prohibition order. RCMP besides said officers seized "a quantity" of currency and ammunition but the firearm was not located. 

Stevens was antecedently convicted of 2 counts of battle causing bodily harm and was charged with aggravated battle and unauthorized possession of a firearm successful transportation to a shooting successful September 2022 successful Hay River. That incident, which RCMP believed to beryllium targeted, enactment unfortunate Ryley Moore successful captious condition. Charges were aboriginal withdrawn aft the Crown authoritative said determination was nary longer a tenable imaginable of condemnation owed to the availability of a witness.  

Stevens has been remanded into custody and RCMP accidental the probe is ongoing.