RCMP were conducting surveillance on a stolen 2018 F150 in the early morning hours of January 5th. Burns Lake RCMP had previously been looking for this vehicle in relation to a break and enter from their area on December 15.
Members of the Street Crew Unit made the decision to arrest the driver of vehicle after conducting surveillance. The driver then attempted to flee in the stolen truck, colliding with several RCMP vehicles during the attempt. Police arrested the two occupants of the vehicle and held them for investigation.
Mounties identified the driver as 37-year-old Eric Wayde Johnson. The B.C. Prosecution Service approved charges of Flight from Police, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and two counts of failing to comply with current bail order.
Johnson will remain in custody until his next court appearance. Police released the second occupant of the vehicle without process.
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