On the morning of Wednesday, May 29, 2019, RCMP members were called to a disturbance at a residence in the community.
Information was received that a man inside the residence had assaulted and threatened a woman.
Prior to police arrival, the man had departed and subsequent searches to locate him were unsuccessful.
On Friday, May 31, 2019, police received another complaint reporting that the man had returned to the residence and pointed a firearm at the same woman, before taking off into a wooded area in the community with a firearm.
Additional resources from the Labrador District Office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay including RCMP Labrador Police Dog Services and Police Officers from RCMP Headquarters in St. John’s were deployed in Natuashish to assist with locating the man.
On Saturday, June 1, 2019, Amos Pijogge, a 30-year-old man from Natuashish turned himself in at the community’s RCMP detachment.
Yesterday, Mr. Pijogge appeared in court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. He is facing several charges, including assault, uttering threats, choking, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possessing a weapon contrary to a court order.
He has been held in custody, with his next scheduled court appearance set for today, June 5, 2019.