One of three suspects who stole items from three homes in northern Moose Jaw and then led police on a high-speed vehicle chase will spend the next several months behind bars.
Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. on March 5 about a break-in occurring in the northwest corner of town. They located a suspected vehicle when they arrived at the scene, but the suspects fled in the car.
Police activated their emergency lights and attempted to pull over the vehicle, however, it quickly drove away. Officers used a tire deflation device to slow the vehicle and safely end the pursuit downtown.
Officers arrested the people after they fled the vehicle, and after searching the area, they located a hidden backpack with the stolen items and a gun.
Brandon Stadnyk, 28, from Moose Jaw, was one person police apprehended after the chase. He appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court recently, where he pleaded guilty to several offences.
Those offences included possessing a firearm (Remington model 870 sawed-off shotgun) while prohibited, possessing a loaded firearm without being the holder of a licence, and possessing stolen property such as a garage door opener, a backpack, the identity of someone else, a speaker, and other miscellaneous items under $5,000.
As part of his punishment, Stadnyk will spend the next four months in jail, followed by 12 months of probation with many conditions attached. He also received a mandatory lifetime prohibition of owning or possessing firearms, while he also had to forfeit the gun.
The charges against the other two accused continue to make their way through the court system.
