Grande Prairie man facing charges after vehicle pursuit in Grimshaw area

Dec 24, 2019 | 12:45 PM

One man has been charged after a vehicle and foot pursuit in Grimshaw.

On December 23, 2019, Peace Regional RCMP responded to a rural area after a vehicle had been reported stolen from a fenced compound area at a Grimshaw-area business. The stolen vehicle was spotted with a lone male occupant sleeping inside.

The male awoke as police approached and then drove over a deployed tire deflation device and collided with an occupied police vehicle.

The male then fled with the stolen vehicle toward Grimshaw on Highway 2 but was immobilized shortly after at the Grimshaw town site due to the tire deflation deployment.

The male occupant attempted to flee on foot but was arrested shortly after.

33-year-old Michael Jeffrey Ginter of Grande Prairie is facing multiple charges, including:

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Operation of a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public
Operation of a motor vehicle while being pursued by a peace officer
Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited from doing so
Obstruction of a peace officer
Two counts of possession of a controlled substance
Six counts of failing to comply with conditions of a release order
Three counts of mischief by damaging property

Ginter has been remanded into custody and is to appear in Peace River Provincial Court on January 13, 2020.

by Emily Keller