A 20-year-old man is serving a six-year sentence for robbery, drug offences and fleeing from police after a dramatic incident that began in Innisfail and ended in Bowden in the spring.
Dillon Bristow was convicted Oct. 9 in Red Deer provincial court of several charges and pleaded guilty to others.
He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and several counts of breaching court orders regarding use of a gun.
He was also sentenced for several vehicle and drug-related charges stemming from a vehicle stop in Medicine Hat.
The Central Alberta incident began June 5 when Bristow and another man drove to Kelly's Campground near Innisfail.
Bristow tried to steal that vehicle there, firing a handgun in the process. A stolen truck with Bristow in it was spotted a few days later near Penhold. Police tried to arrest him, but he got away and a chase began.
Bristow drove the truck into a ditch near Bowden and a foot chase began, involving police from Olds, Innisfail, Didsbury, Red Deer, Blackfalds and Calgary.
Eventually, police tracked Bristow down in a greenhouse near Bowden. Police found a semi-automatic .22-calibre gun with the safety off and a clip of ammunition along the path to the greenhouse. They also found more ammunition in the truck.
