Red Deer man sentenced in local business break-in, stolen guns seizure

It was on the morning of May 19, 2022, when police say three unidentified suspects were involved in a break and enter of a firearms supplier in Red Deer County. RCMP say multiple firearms and other items were stolen from the business.

Mounties further noted, the stolen vehicles used in the break and enter were identified by Red Deer RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team (CRT).

Later that day, members located one of the stolen vehicles associated to the break and enter and observed two occupants enter a building in the Edgar Industrial area. When the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Police Dog Service (PDS) were deployed to the building, the two suspects fled, but were apprehended a short time later without incident, say RCMP.

On May 20, 2022, search warrants were executed at three separate locations in Red Deer, including a commercial building on Edgar Industrial Drive, an apartment building in Johnstone Park, and a residence in West Park.

As a result of these search warrants, Red Deer RCMP members seized several of the stolen firearms, a stolen vehicle, utility trailer, and side by side UTV.

As a result of the investigation, two suspects were arrested and charged.

Trevor Legge was charged with:

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000

Possession of a firearm when unauthorized

Possession of restricted firearm with ammunition without licence

Weapons possession contrary to order

Unsafe storage of firearms

Fail to comply with release order

Jacob Courtemanche was charged with:

Possession of property obtained by crime less than $5000 (x2)

Weapons possession contrary to order (x2)

Possession of a firearm when unauthorized

Careless use of a firearm

Possession of a controlled substance (x2)

Fail to comply with probation order

Fail to comply with release order

by Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer man sentenced in local business break-in, stolen guns seizure

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