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der=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%> Chief charged in gun incident
MAY 18, 2000

Prominent activist Louis Stevenson, chief of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, has been charged in connection with an incident in which he allegedly brandished a handgun and fired it in a hotel in Winnepeg.

Stevenson was taken into custody on Tuesday evening and released on his own recognizance on Wednesday. He is charged with pointing a firearm, possessing a dangerous weapon, and carrying a concealed weapon.

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Peguis chief held over gun incident (The National Post 5/18)
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