By Troy Gillard

started in rocky mountain house

Police chase ends in farmer’s field near Sylvan Lake

Jul 3, 2020 | 12:43 PM

Three people have been arrested following a police chase Thursday afternoon that started in Rocky Mountain House and ended near Sylvan Lake.

It was at about 4:30 p.m. when RCMP spotted a man wanted on outstanding warrants driving a vehicle in Rocky Mountain House. Two women were also in the vehicle at the time.

A media release from RCMP says officers were making an attempt to contain the vehicle in a parking lot when it intentionally rammed two police vehicles and a civilian vehicle.

The fleeing vehicle also struck an RCMP member on the leg, the release adds.

A pursuit was initiated as the suspect vehicle sped down gravel roads eastbound towards Sylvan Lake, avoiding several spike belts along the way.

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At about 5:30 p.m., police say the vehicle attempted to drive across a farmer’s field off Highway 781, south of Highway 11, where it became stuck.

(Photo: RCMP)

The three occupants were arrested without further incident and a loaded shotgun was recovered from inside the vehicle.

(Photo: RCMP)

RCMP say Cole Joseph Obdam is facing criminal charges and a judicial interim release hearing is pending, and that the 24-year-old and 21-year-old female passengers are facing criminal charges and will be released on undertakings.

“The RCMP can confirm that during the pursuit, one of the RCMP vehicles was involved in a separate collision with two uninvolved civilian vehicles at an intersection. A traffic analyst is investigating this collision,” says Alberta RCMP Corporal Laurel Scott, adding that no one was injured during the incident.