By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Shots fired in incident near Hanna

Jan 25, 2019 | 3:11 PM

Police are investigating after shots were fired in an incident in rural Alberta.

A Red Deer man and Ponoka woman are both facing charges in relation to the events which took place in the Hanna detachment area last week.

RCMP say it was just before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 17 when members were advised of a truck which refused to stop for Brooks RCMP. The vehicle was last seen near Pollockville, about halfway between Brooks and Hanna.

Complaints then began coming in about the same vehicle attempting to steal gas at rural locations, the last one being in the Scapa, AB area where another truck was allegedly stolen from a garage.

Residents then tracked the two stolen vehicles to a rural location where one truck attempted to pull the other out of the snow. Before police arrived, two shots were fired into the air by a resident in an attempt to stop an altercation with the suspects. No one was hurt.

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“The RCMP would like to thank the residents as their assistance is what resulted in the arrests,” the detachment says in a release on Friday. “The RCMP would also like to caution people to not approach or pursue persons suspected of criminal activity due to the potential danger.”

Jimmy Morsette, 30, of Red Deer, and Angela Lewis, 19, of Ponoka, along with 36-year-old Jesse James Hollander of Sherwood Park, are charged with possession of stolen property over $5000, theft under $5000, theft over $5000, and break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Morsette and Holander were also charged with breaching court conditions.

Morsette has been remanded and will appear in Hanna Provincial Court on Feb. 8.

Lewis was released on a promise to appear in Hanna court on Feb. 27.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Shots fired in incident near Hanna

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