Cash, rifles found hidden on farm of suspect's father, court told

The father of the prime suspect in last Friday's shooting of two Saskatchewan RCMP officers will remain in jail for a few more days after a bail hearing Wednesday in North Battleford.

Arthur Dagenais, 69, was arrested on July 8, the morning after Const. Robin Cameron and Const. Marc Bourdages were wounded near the farming community of Mildred, about 140 kilometres west of Prince Albert.

Both officers are stillin serious condition at a Saskatoon hospital.

The elder Dagenais was later charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the police search for his son, Curtis.

On Wednesday, the Crown told the court that Arthur Dagenais defied a police order to stay away from a restricted area where RCMP officers were seeking his son.

Crown prosecutors also said police found $27,000 in cash and two rifles hidden in a piece of machinery on Art Dagenais's farm.

The Crown wants Arthur Dagenais to stay in jail until his trial, saying he has a 20-year history of animosity toward police officers.

The court was also told that Curtis Dagenais phoned his father while on the run from police in the hours after the shooting, saying he was worried that his old truck wouldn't be able to outrun the RCMP.

"The implication was that he was running from the police and he was crying, and before they could discuss anything further, the telephone call quit," said lawyer Lori Gollan, who is representing Arthur Dagenais.

The judge is not expected to rule on Arthur Dagenais's application for bail until Friday.