RCMP have released more information on yesterday’s incident in the Plywood Hill area that led to a prominent police presence and eventually an arrest.
Corporal Dave Tyreman says they received a phone call just after 11 am when an individual told them that he had just been assaulted.
He says further investigation revealed that he had actually been lured to another residence where he was assaulted and forced to give the suspects money.
Tyreman says the victim suffered only minor injuries.
He says one person was taken into custody and they are still looking for two other suspects.
Tyreman says police believe this was an isolated incident and that the public is not at risk.