By Troy Gillard

Oct. 2020 incident

Pair to stand trial for police pursuit where shot was fired

Feb 3, 2021 | 10:05 AM

Trial has been scheduled for a man and woman arrested following a police pursuit last fall in which officers were allegedly shot at.

It was just before 8 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2020 when Sylvan Lake RCMP were called about a truck stolen from Eckville. Neighbouring detachments were called and it was eventually Mounties from Rocky Mountain House who located the vehicle on Highway 54 near Caroline.

RCMP followed the truck when it turned on the highway and tried ramming the police vehicle, leading to a pursuit that eventually saw the stolen truck run over a spike belt.

Police say the driver continued, crashing through a gate and getting stuck on a lease site before getting out and discharging a round from a shotgun.

The male driver and a female passenger were eventually taken into custody by Rocky Mountain House RCMP. A loaded 12-gauge pump action shotgun with a sawed-off barrel was seized from the scene, while a search of the truck led to the seizure of several stolen ID cards and credit cards believed to be from thefts across central Alberta.

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James Metzger, 34, and Danielle Bishop, 28, are booked for trial Nov. 8, 2021 in Rocky Mountain House provincial court.