Just after midnight on September 29, 2022, Moosomin RCMP received a report from Manitoba RCMP that a pick-up truck towing a trailer – both of which were reported stolen in Ontario – was travelling westbound on Highway #1.
Officers from both Manitoba RCMP and Moosomin, Broadview and Indian Head RCMP responded as the vehicle travelled west. The truck pulled into a weigh scale east of Moosomin, almost hitting an RCMP vehicle. Two individuals then exited the truck, approached a semi which had been parked at the weigh scale, threatened the adult male semi driver and got inside, driving the semi onto Highway #1. The adult male semi driver was then thrown from the semi, which continued driving on Highway #1. The driver was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature.
Officers set up a spike belt to disable the semi. As it approached the spike belt, the trailer caught fire. The semi then swerved to avoid the spike belt and came to a stop in the centre median. The two individuals inside were then arrested without incident.
Kyle Duck, 31, of Dundalk, ON is charged with:
- one count, robbery, Section 344(1)(b), Criminal Code
- two counts, robbery, Section 334, Criminal Code
- one count, kidnapping without firearm, Section 279(1.1)(b), Criminal Code
- one count, assault, Section 266, Criminal Code
- one count, operate a motor vehicle while being pursued by police, Section 320.17, Criminal Code
- two counts, mischief over $5,000, Section 430(3), Criminal Code
- one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1), Criminal Code
- one count, uttering threats, Section 264.1(1)(a), Criminal Code
- two counts, assault with weapon, Section 267(a), Criminal Code
Duck was also arrested on warrants from Ontario.
Brianna Wiebe, 20, from Ontario, is charged with:
- one count, robbery, Section 344(1)(b), Criminal Code
- two counts, robbery, Section 334, Criminal Code
- one count, kidnapping without firearm, Section 279(1.1)(b), Criminal Code
- one count, assault, Section 266, Criminal Code
- two counts, mischief over $5,000, Section 430(3), Criminal Code
- two counts, assault with weapon, Section 267(a), Criminal Code
Both will appear in court in Moosomin on October 4
