One of two people from Alberta charged in relation to a chase, that started in Antigonish Co. and ended with four police vehicles damaged in Pictou Co., has been sentenced to jail time.
Tyler Hodgson, 22, from Grand Prairie, pled guilty to 6 charges: theft of police car, operation of a conveyance that was dangerous to the public, failure to stop the motor vehicle, mischief, possession of a weapon, and breach of recognizance.
He received 8 months custody, 24 months probation, a DNA order, a 10 year weapons prohibition and a 3 year driving prohibition.
RCMP say officers cuffed two people and put them in the back of an unmarked cruiser in relation to a stolen property investigation in Purl Brook in December.
They say the pair fled in the vehicle, eventually crossing the median into oncoming traffic on Hwy. 104.
Police say officers used their vehicles to force the unmarked cruiser into the median; there were no injuries.
The other defendant, Julia King, 22, also from Grand Prairie, faces five charges in relation to those incidents- theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation, flight from police, escapes lawful custody and possession of property obtained by crime.
She also faces dangerous operation and flight counts from another incident two days earlier.
King had her bail hearing in Antigonish Provincial Court Jan. 10; her application was denied, which means she will remain in custody until an election-and-plea hearing Feb. 5.
