Just after 9:00 pm on Saturday, February 3, 2018, a man forced his way into a vehicle as the driver was picking up food at a drive-thru in the 2400 block of Pembina Highway.
The suspect forced open the driver’s door and hoped into the vehicle. The female driver was able to escape through the passenger side door.
As the suspect took off with the vehicle he slammed into another vehicle that was passing by. He continued to drive south on Pembina Hwy, often times driving on the median as well as on the sidewalk. At one point he hit a street lamp.
The male continued south only stopping after he hit a concrete wall at the south Perimeter Highway overpass.
Police say the suspect bolted from the vehicle but he was located on Cloutier Drive a short time later.
The suspect had received minor injuries and was taken to hospital. As the man was being treated he became violent with a female nurse. The nurse was injured as a result of the assault
29-year-old Kelsey Amil Courchene from Winnipeg has been charged for his involvement with
- Robbery
- Driving While Ability Impaired
- Fail or Refuse to Provide Sample Blood
- Assault Cause Bodily Harm
- Resist Peace Officer
- Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident
- Driving While Disqualified
He has been detained in custody.
-Staff-
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