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Man at centre of Sask. Amber Alert facing new charge: Sask. RCMP

Benjamin Martin Moore was arrested in South Dakota after an Amber Alert was issued in Saskatchewan for Moore, his common-law partner and her two children.

Benjamin Martin Moore was arrested in South Dakota last month

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A photo of Benjamin Martin Moore is shown at an RCMP news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Moore was later arrested in South Dakota through multi-agency co-operation, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He is currently in custody pending prosecution, says the agency. (Adam Hunter/CBC)

RCMP have laid an additional chargeagainst a Saskatchewan man who was at the centre of an Amber Alert last month.

Benjamin Martin Moore is facing a singlecount of breach of a weapons prohibition order, after investigatorslocated and seized three crossbows, as well as multiple arrows and arrowheads, from Moore's residence, Saskatchewan RCMP said in a Friday news release.

The weapons were found while Shaunavon RCMP were executing a search warrant at Moore's home on Aug. 11, the police news release said. He was charged on Aug. 26.

Moore already faces a charge offailing to report information to a registration centre within seven days after changing his residencesomething that is required by the Sex Offender Information Registration Act.

The50-year-oldhasa history of sexual offences against children, RCMP have said.

He was at the centre of an Amber Alert issued on Aug. 8, afterpolicewent to the family's home in Eastend, Sask., to find Moore, whowas being investigated by social services. They were unable to locate him, hiscommon-law partner orher two children.

A warrant was later issued for his arrest.

In an Aug. 11 news release,U.S. Customs and Border Protection saidthe group crossed the border illegally into Montana by driving through a barbed wire fence near the Turner port of entry. It's not clear when that happened.

U.S. Customsagentspatrolling the international border noticed the cut fence and informed the RCMP, the press release said.

Police eventually found the group at theGlencoe Camp Resort in the city of Sturgis, S.D., more than 930 kilometres away from their home in Eastend.

Camperspreviously told CBC News that Moore had identified himself as security at the resort, which at the time was hosting many people attending theSturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Moore and his common-law partner were arrested andremain in custody in the United States.

RCMP said on Friday that Moore will face his charges inCanada after being released from custody in the United States.

Extradition is not being considered at this time as investigations on both side of the border remain ongoing, RCMP say.

Police say due to privacy restrictions, they can't provide much information about the two children except to confirm that they are safe and receiving support.

With files from Theresa Kliem