By rdnewsNOW staff

Red Deer RCMP Report: June 1

Jun 1, 2018 | 3:04 PM

Red Deer RCMP are reporting a number of arrests made while conducting proactive patrols in downtown Red Deer, and others thanks to continued reports from the public of suspicious activity or suspicious vehicles.

Police say many of those arrested were wanted on multiple outstanding warrants and were found to be breaching court-imposed conditions at the time of their arrests.

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Shortly after 12:30 p.m. on May 28, RCMP responded to a report of suspicious activity in a green space in the Kentwood neighbourhood and located a suspect who was wanted on six outstanding warrants out of Edmonton. During his arrest, RCMP seized two prohibited weapons brass knuckles and a knife).

Cooper John Harrison, 35, was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 30 and is scheduled to appear again on June 7.

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At 9 p.m. on May 26, RCMP responded to a report of an attempted carjacking where the victim was detaining a suspect who had allegedly attempted to steal their truck. The victim sustained minor injuries while restraining the suspect, who then gave police a false name during his arrest. Police seized what is believed to be methamphetamine during the arrest.

Jeremy Strawberry, 26, faces charges of robbery using violence, resist/ obstruct peace officer, fail to comply with conditions and possession of schedule 1 substance. Strawberry was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 28 and is scheduled to appear again on June 5.

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On May 26, Red Deer RCMP located and arrested Shae-Lee Lynn Phillips, 21, who was wanted on 13 warrants out of Wetaskiwin for robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, weapons and firearms offences, stolen property, breach of probation and failing to appear in court.

Phillips was further wanted on three warrants out of Red Deer for breach of probation and failing to comply with conditions. She was remanded to appear in court on May 29 and is scheduled to appear again on June 7.

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Shortly after 11 a.m. on May 26, RCMP were called to a residence in Highland Green after a report of unknown persons inside a parked motorhome. RCMP attended and arrested a man and a woman without incident, seizing several stolen identity documents during the arrest.

Justin Eric Arnault, 31, is charged with mischief under $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and fail to comply with conditions. Arnault was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 28 and is scheduled to appear again on June 5.

Veronica Beaverbones, 31, is charged with mischief under $5,000 and is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on August 17.

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At 3 a.m. on May 25, RCMP on patrol in downtown Red Deer approached a group of people sitting at a property with visible drug paraphernalia around them.

One suspect was taken into custody after giving police a false name and attempting to flee police on foot. He was arrested after struggling with police officers and was found to be in possession of what is believed to be methamphetamine and other items consistent with drug trafficking.

At the time of his arrest, RCMP were looking for the suspect regarding an incident the night before, in which he is alleged to have threatened a person known to him with a knife, and assaulted that person.

Jesse James Leckner, 27, faces a long list of charges for the May 24 and 25 incidents which include assault on peace officer, possession for the purpose of trafficking, uttering threats and assault with a weapon.

Leckner was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 29 and is scheduled to appear again on June 13.

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Shortly before noon on May 24, Red Deer RCMP were conducting targeted crime reduction work when they located a stolen SUV containing two suspects. RCMP tracked the vehicle at a distance until it came to a stop and it was safe to make an arrest. Both occupants of the vehicle were wanted on a number of outstanding warrants and were taken into custody without incident.

Samantha Johnstone, 28, was wanted on 17 outstanding warrants out of Red Deer at the time of her arrest for possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of prohibited weapon, possession of break-in instruments, possession of stolen property, possession of controlled substance, possess identity documents, fail to comply with conditions or an undertaking and fail to attend court.

Johnstone also faces new counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000 and fail to comply with conditions

Byron Theron Peters, 38, was wanted on an outstanding warrant for breach of probation. He now faces additional charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, resist/obstruct peace officer and possession of Schedule I substance (fentanyl).

Johnstone and Peters made their first appearances in court in Red Deer on May 28; both were scheduled to appear again on June 1.

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The afternoon of May 23, RCMP on patrol in downtown Red Deer located a suspect who was wanted on five outstanding warrants for possessing break-in instruments, fail to comply with probation (X 2), fail to comply with conditions and fail to appear in court. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was in possession of methamphetamine.

In addition to his warrants, 47 year old Joel David Bremner now faces a charge of CDSA 4(1) – Possession of Schedule I substance. Bremner was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 24 and is scheduled to appear again June 6.