Rad Rondeau

By Troy Gillard

Guilty Plea

Man sentenced for beating Red Deer Mountie unconscious

Oct 23, 2019 | 3:37 PM

A Red Deer man who left an RCMP officer bleeding and unconscious in downtown Red Deer earlier this year will spend the next 13 months behind bars.

It was just before 3:30 a.m. on June 4 when the male officer responded to a complaint of a trespasser at a business located on 50 (Gaetz) Avenue. The officer located a man believed to be the suspect and engaged him in conversation.

At one point during the interaction, the man assaulted the officer to the point where he was knocked unconscious, bleeding from the head area and left on the ground. The suspect then fled the area.

A civilian security staff worker observed the incident and provided first aid assistance to the officer until he was taken to hospital.

Rad Rondeau, 42, was arrested the following week and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, robbery and obstruction.

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On Tuesday in Red Deer provincial court, Rondeau pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault charge and was sentenced to 20 months (600 days) in jail, minus 198 days’ credit for time already spent in custody, followed by two years’ probation. He was also given a 10-year firearms prohibition.