On May 1, Maskwacis RCMP received a 911 call for a serious assault in progress at a residence in Ermineskin Cree Nation.
As officers arrived at the property, the attacker fled in an SUV.
The pursuit continued into Samson Cree Nation where police deployed a tire deflation device and immobilized the SUV.
The driver, who was wanted concerning other incidents including an October 2023 investigation when after a pursuit he was arrested with cocaine and a shotgun, was arrested and found to have a shotgun and a significant quantity of ammunition.
Matthew Jake Omeasoo, 29, a resident of Montana First Nation, was charged with:
- possession of a weapon contrary to an order;
- unauthorized possession of a firearm;
- assault with a weapon;
- flight from police;
- dangerous operation of a conveyance, and
- failing to comply with a release order, and possession of a firearm with ammunition in a motor vehicle.
Omeasoo was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded to speak to bail.
On May 3, he was released with his next court date set for May 14 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Wetaskiwin.