A man was arrested in Smithers yesterday after attempting to evade police by jumping out of a hotel window.
RCMP were called out to a hotel on Highway 16 just after 12:30 yesterday morning for reports of an altercation in one of the rooms.
According to witnesses, the squabble had broken out between two occupants, one of which was reportedly in possession of a gun.
Once on scene, officers had adjoining rooms evacuated to set up a containment area around the room.
A woman eventually exited the room with no apparent injuries, but was transported to hospital out of precaution.
Not long after, officers noticed a man, later identified as Erik Vigneaux, attempting to flee through a window of the second-floor room, and quickly apprehended him.
Vigneaux was held in custody to face charges of unauthorized possession of a firearm.
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