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RCMP

28-year-old charged following incident at Grande Prairie Airport

Jun 11, 2019 | 10:46 AM

UPDATE: Alberta Justice says Gerrard is due back in Grande Prairie court July 3.

A Grande Prairie man is facing multiple charges following an incident at the Grande Prairie Airport.

The Grande Prairie RCMP responded on April 13 to a report of a man jumping over the fence surrounding the airport into a restricted area. He then proceeded to board an aircraft.

The aircraft was grounded for a period of time as the RCMP arrested the male at the location.

Twenty-eight-year-old Travis Theodore Gerrard of Grande Prairie faces charges of:

– Endangering safety of an aircraft

– Mischief over $5,000

– Unauthorized entry to an aerodrome.

Gerrard was scheduled to appear in court Monday in Grande Prairie.