Charges laid in armed robbery at Alberta hotel

Mounties say this shotgun was used to rob an Alberta hotel in November 2024. (Credit: RCMP)

An Edmonton man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a rural Alberta hotel last year.

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The 43-year-old was arrested on Wednesday and charged with:

• robbery with a firearm;
• using a firearm in the commission of an offence;
• pointing a firearm;
• unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon;
• unauthorized possession of a firearm;
• possession of a prohibited weapon without a licence; and
• unsafe storage of a firearm.

Mounties say on Nov. 15, 2024, the man went to the Victoria Hotel in Bruderheim, Alta., about 60 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, armed with a shotgun and demanded cash.

During the robbery, the thief hit an employee in the face with the shotgun to force compliance, police say.

A car believed to be the escape vehicle was recovered a short time later, as well as cash and a shotgun.

The man remains in custody awaiting his next court appearance.