Firearms Charges Dropped Against Okotoks Rancher

Edouard Maurice, centre, speaks to reporters outside court while holding his daughter Teal as his wife, Jessica, looks on in Okotoks, Alta., on March 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Charges were dropped today against Alberta landowner Edouard Maurice, who was accused of shooting at trespassers on his property near Okotoks on Feb. 24.

Maurice fired a warning shot when he saw two individuals rummaging through vehicles on his property. The two trespassers, Ryan Watson—whose arm was injured by the shot—and Stephanie Ann Martens, were arrested along with Maurice.