Trial date scheduled in alleged altercation during Innisfail traffic stop
A trial date has been scheduled for one of two people charged in connection with an alleged altercation with Innisfail Mounties last summer.
Desiree Reanne Friesen, 25, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 3, 2024.
It was on June 3, 2023, when Mounties say an Innisfail RCMP officer was conducting patrols near the Innisfail Hospital when he observed a speeding black truck drive through a stop sign. Police say a traffic stop was initiated and a subsequent investigation ensued as the driver was suspected of being impaired by alcohol.
RCMP say the officer further suspected the driver and passenger were both intoxicated, and claimed the vehicle’s occupants were belligerent and verbally aggressive with the officer. Mounties say the driver was arrested for refusal to provide a breath sample and is also accused of refusing to exit the vehicle. When police attempted to remove the driver, police say the passenger grabbed the driver to prevent her from being arrested.