Three Hills man sentenced in wild chase involving police near Drumheller

Dec 5, 2022 | 12:01 PM

Its’ six months in jail for a Three Hills man convicted in a wild chase with police in the Drumheller area this summer.

Tyree Lee Ewing, 24, was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court on Nov. 25, 2022, to 180 days in jail, to be served concurrently, after being convicted on seven counts in total.

Ewing was convicted on counts of possession of property over $5000 (60 days), dangerous operation (180 days with a two-year license suspension), flight from peace officer (120 days), fail to comply with release order (15 days), fail to comply with release order (15 days), theft of a motor vehicle (60 days with order to pay restitution of $20,805), and assaulting a peace officer use/threaten to use weapon (90 days with an order to pay $606 restitution).

It was on Aug. 23, 2022, when Drumheller RCMP were called to a rural property north of Carbon, AB, where a male suspect had allegedly cut the locks on a gate and gained access to the property.

Police say the owners of the property located the suspect, and in an attempt to escape, the suspect was accused of attempting to run them off the road with his stolen truck. The suspect was identified as Tyree Ewing of Three Hills.

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According to police, it was about 2 a.m. when RCMP located the suspect and attempted a traffic stop.

The suspect is said to have fled at a high rate of speed, and during the night was believed to have stolen three more vehicles. In another attempt to apprehend, the suspect rammed a police vehicle. According to RCMP, a Police Dog Services member who was driving the police vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Later, the suspect is said to have driven at a member of Three Hills detachment before fleeing toward Stettler.

Police say they continued to track the suspect into the early morning hours with assistance from the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction (CRU) Team, K Division Emergency Response Team (ERT), Police Dog Service (PDS) and K Division Air Services.

On Aug. 24, 2022, at approximately 12 p.m., a full day-plus later, officers entered a residence and the suspect was taken into custody.

by Sheldon Spackman

Three Hills man sentenced in wild chase involving police near Drumheller

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