Man accused of assaulting Saskatoon judge was wanted on earlier assault charge at time of attack

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 04, 2025 4:08 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Saskatoon constabulary were already connected the lookout for 30-year-old Brandon Wyatt Burns erstwhile a national justice was violently assaulted successful a downtown carjacking connected Tuesday — a transgression Burns is present accused of — according to tribunal documents.

The Keeseekoose First Nation antheral had been charged with battle causing bodily harm successful Saskatoon connected March 5. He was released connected an undertaking that stipulated helium indispensable not contact the pistillate complainant and was required to look successful home unit court.

He appeared for his archetypal tribunal date on March 11, but did not amusement up for a second quality connected March 25.

That's erstwhile Saskatchewan provincial tribunal Judge Marilyn Penner issued a seat warrant for him, the tribunal documents show.

Earlier this week, RCMP issued a quality merchandise detailing accusations against Burns involving a state store robbery and a carjacking successful agrarian Saskatchewan connected Tuesday.

Saskatoon constabulary are present providing a timeline of what they accidental happened successful the hours starring up to that.

Around 10:30 a.m., officers were called astir an battle successful the 300 artifact of Third Avenue N., constabulary wrote successful an email.

They recovered an injured 71-year-old antheral being treated by paramedics, who told the serviceman an unknown antheral had gotten into his motortruck portion the 71-year-old was trying to park, police said.

The antheral struck the unfortunate respective times earlier the unfortunate got retired of his truck, and the attacker past fled successful the metallic Dodge Ram.

An hr later, constabulary allege the aforesaid antheral robbed a state presumption connected the outskirts of town.

Police accidental their probe determined helium went into the store to marque a purchase, but an employee "refused service" owed to the man's "lack of funds," according to police.

The antheral then struck the worker and stole the merchandise earlier fleeing successful a metallic Dodge Ram, Saskatoon constabulary said.

RCMP said earlier this week they got a study of the robbery soon earlier noon Tuesday.

They later learned a antheral who was pulled implicit connected the broadside of Highway 5 successful his motortruck was assaulted and had his conveyance stolen arsenic well.

After a high-speed chase, the 2nd stolen conveyance was yet stopped near Liberty, Sask., astir 140 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, and Burns was arrested, RCMP said.

He faces charges that include robbery and battle causing bodily harm.