On April 17, 2025, at 2:05 pm, RCMP North District Traffic Services conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle located approximately 50 kilometres south of Grand Rapids on Highway 6.

An officer approached the vehicle, with two occupants, and spoke with the driver, identified as a 30-year-old male from Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation.

During the conversation with the driver, the officer observed open liquor in the vehicle. The driver, along with the 28-year-old male passenger, also from Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation, were immediately placed under arrest and secured in the police vehicle.

A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of additional bottles of liquor, a sawed-off shotgun, a duffel bag containing a large amount of Canadian currency and other drug-related paraphernalia.

Brenden Ettawacappo, 30, and Braden Simpson, 28, were both remanded into custody on charges including Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and several additional firearm-related offences.

RCMP continue to investigate.