By rdnewsNOW staff

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Red Deer man among eight arrested in police chase near Drayton Valley

Mar 12, 2020 | 11:56 AM

Eight people including a man from Red Deer have been arrested and dangerous weapons seized after police stopped a stolen vehicle Tuesday near Drayton Valley.

Capital Region West RCMP Traffic Services said they attempted to stop a van that was speeding along Highway 620 at around 11 a.m. and that the van did not stop, but police were able to get the licence plate.

Shortly after, a 911 report was called in, saying the same van was spotted speeding through a construction zone. Police from Evansburg were able to find the van and continued to follow it on Highway 16 until it ran out of gas a short time later.

Highway 16 eastbound was closed as police conducted what the referred to as a “high-risk arrest” of all eight of the van’s occupants. The highway was opened again immediately after the occupants were in custody.

Mounties seized several weapons from the van, including a loaded sawed-off shotgun, a machete, a knife and several face masks.

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The eight people arrested face charges that include possession of stolen property, possessing a firearm in a vehicle, and possessing a firearm without a license:

– Blair Saulteaux, 36, of Red Deer

– Elijah Traves Strawberry, 18, of O’Chiese First Nation

– Darius Sage Strawberry, 22, of O’Chiese First Nation

– Lorrie Flora O’Chiese, 19, of Edmonton

– Mariah Stanley, 20, of Lloydminster

– Gavin Mitchell-Yellowknee, 23, of Atikameg

– Donnelly Strawberry, 26, of Edmonton

Joshua Elliot Sharphead, 28, of Enoch, Alta.

Several of the occupants are also facing other charges, including breaching probation.

They are scheduled to appear in court on April 27.