Three men from Saskatoon and area have been arrested and face a laundry list of charges following an armed robbery in North Battleford late Saturday evening.

A Saskatchewan RCMP news release said the Battlefords detachment received a report at about 10:40 p.m. on April 5 of a robbery at a business on Highway #16. Attending officers were able to determine that three suspects entered the business and threatened employees with a firearm, assaulting one of the employees in the process. The suspects stole a sum of cash, electronics and I-D/financial cards before fleeing east on Highway #16 in a vehicle.

The vehicle was eventually spotted near the Borden Bridge and, with the assistance of Warman RCMP and Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested the three occupants without incident. They are 41-year-old Mark Zielke from Saskatoon, 44-year-old Tyson Moore from Saskatoon and 41-year-old David Dominguez from Corman Park.

Police located and seized the items reported as stolen from the business – as well as a loaded handgun, from the vehicle. Zielke, Moore and Dominguez were all scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.

A list of the charges each of them face:

– one count, pointing a firearm, Section 87(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
– one count, robbery with firearm, Section 344, Criminal Code;
– two counts, assault with weapon, Section 267(a), Criminal Code;
– one count, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Section 94(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized, Section 92(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition, Section 95(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, carry concealed weapon, Section 90(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, forcible confinement, Section 279(2), Criminal Code;
– one count, utter threats, Section 264.1(1), Criminal Code; and
– one count, commit mischief under $5,000, Section 430(4), Criminal Code.