An 18 year old man and a 16 year old girl were in La Ronge Provincial Court today facing numerous charges after police shot at a vehicle Tuesday afternoon.
It started around 2:30 p.m. when Montreal Lake RCMP advised La Ronge RCMP that a vehicle traveling north on Highway 2 at excessive speeds was entering their detachment area and was a concern for public safety.
Around 3 p.m. a road block and spike belt was set up 15-kilometers south of La Ronge.
Police fired a shotgun at the approaching vehicle which rammed a police cruiser, drove over a spike belt and hit the ditch.
There were no injuries reported.
The two people got out of the vehicle and took off running into the bush.
With the help of a police dog from Prince Albert and Conservation Officers on snowmobiles, the two suspects were arrested shortly after 7 p.m. on the east side of Potato Lake.
As a precaution, both of them were taken to the La Ronge Hospital and then turned over to police.
The 18 year old, Jordan Malcolm Desjarlais, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant out of Calgary.
The new charges include dangerous driving, assaulting a peace officer and vehicle theft.
The 16 year old female suspect cannot be identified and was charged with resisting arrest and breach of undertaking.
The investigation continues.