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A 28-year-old man from Leader is the second person to be charged in connection with an alleged arson case that left a local business destroyed in October.
The fire in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2025 destroyed the Halftime Huddle restaurant and bar on First Avenue East in Leader, northwest of Swift Current, prompting an RCMP investigation.
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In January, a 50-year-old Calgary man was charged with arson, fraud over $5,000 and arson with disregard for human life in connection with the blaze.
On Thursday, the RCMP announced a second arrest in the case.
Police said the 28-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fire.
He’s also facing charges “in relation to the theft and arson of a commercial vehicle in Leader in November 2025, and a conspiracy to commit theft and arson on two commercial vehicles in Leader in June and July of 2026,” the Mounties said in a statement.
The man has been charged with arson with disregard for human life, arson for a fraudulent purpose, conspiracy to commit arson for a fraudulent purpose, breaking and entering to commit arson, conspiracy to commit theft of a motor vehicle, counselling an offence not committed and fraud over $5,000.
He was scheduled to make a court appearance in Leader on Thursday, police noted.
–with files from Swift Current Online
