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By Sheldon Spackman

October 2024 Incident

Second suspect sentenced in central Alberta police chase

Nov 17, 2025 | 2:08 PM

The second of two people charged following a police pursuit in central Alberta last year has been sentenced to almost two-and-a-half years in jail.

Corey Garrett Peers, 36, of Wainwright, Alta, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on March 31, 2025, to 910 days in jail following guilty pleas on eight counts.

Those counts include possession of property over $5000, theft of a motor vehicle, assault peace officer/threaten to use weapon, mischief-damage over $5000, mischief-damage under $5000, flight from peace officer, dangerous operation, and fail to comply with release order. Fourteen other charges were withdrawn.

Peers, however, was given credit for 112 days of pre-trial custody on a 1.5 to 1.0 basis, leaving him a total of 742 days still to serve as of his sentencing date. With Peers previously scheduled for trial from Nov. 12-14, 2025, he now has 515 days left to serve.

Peers co-accused, Jeff Edward Medd, 41, of Leduc County, was also sentenced to 910 days behind bars in Wetaskiwn Court of Justice on March 13, 2025. However, he was given credit for 179 days of pre-trial custody, leaving him a total of 731 days or a little over two years left to serve.

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Medd plead guilty to theft of a motor vehicle, assaulting peace officer with weapon, and flight from peace officer, in the incident last fall.

Alberta RCMP spokesperson, Cst. Cory Riggs, explained, the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was doing proactive patrols on Oct. 10, 2024, when they located a vehicle towing a trailer displaying a stolen license plate.

The vehicle, a black pick-up truck, was travelling southbound on the QEII Highway.

RCMP attempted to pull the vehicle over, which is when, it’s said, one of the occupants crawled out through the sunroof at highway speeds to start unloading items and debris from the trailer. According to police, the suspects then unhooked the trailer while still driving, in an effort to halt police from pursuing them.

RCMP then opted to follow at a distance to ensure safety.

RCMP say the suspect vehicle then departed the QEII onto a rural road, in the Lacombe County area, at which point a tire deflation device was successfully deployed.

The suspects are said to have then stolen another vehicle, this time a silver pick-up truck, from a farmer’s field.

Members once again used a spike belt successfully, and about one hour after initially responding, officers were able to arrest two people on a rural property on Range Road 270 in Lacombe County.

Rimbey, Ponoka and Blackfalds RCMP detachments, as well as Red Deer and provincial Crime Reduction Units, all provided assistance.

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