RCMP say three men have been charged after fleeing from police and tossing loaded semi-automatic firearms out the window

The RCMP’s Prince Albert Detachment, Prince Albert Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) and Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) were conducting patrols Tuesday on Sturgeon Lake First nation in an effort to locate a man wanted by police. An officer noticed a truck known to be associated with the person they were looking for but despite attempting a traffic stop the truck wouldn’t pull over.

A tire deflation device deflated the truck’s two front tires, but the vehicle still didn’t stop instead driving on the rims until coming to a halt in a field. Three people inside took off on foot into heavy brush. One suspect was arrested after running into a slough, a second suspect was located in some brush, and a third suspect was located, despite trying to cover himself with leaves, dirt and branches, by police dog Rogue.

Officers located and seized the two loaded semi-automatic firearms that had been thrown out the window. The truck involved had been reported as stolen during a robbery in Prince Albert on June 6.

Nineteen-year-old Kalen Felix from Sturgeon Lake First Nation is facing a dozen charges involving everything from dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from a peace officer to weapons charges. He was also arrested on a warrant from Prince Albert RCMP for charges including aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm in relation to a May 21, 2024, incident in Little Red River. Twenty-six-year-old Keyano Ahenakew from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, in addition to six charges stemming from this incident, was also arrested on a warrant from Ahtahkakoop RCMP for breaching a probation order and 30-year-old Etienne Felix from Sturgeon Lake First Nation is facing 10 charges in relation to weapons, the stolen vehicle and fleeing police.

All three appeared in Prince Albert Provincial court on Thursday.

Kalen Felix is charged with:
– one count, operation while prohibited, Section 320.18, Criminal Code;
– one count, flight from peace officer, Section 320.17, Criminal Code;
– one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, resist/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of property obtained by crime, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of weapon contrary to order, Section 117.01(30, Criminal Code;
– two counts, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– two counts, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Section 94(2), Criminal Code; and
– two counts, possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized, Section 92(3), Criminal Code.

Keyano Ahenakew is charged with:
– one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of property obtained by crime, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
– one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of weapon contrary to order, Section 117.01(30, Criminal Code;
– one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code; and
– one count, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Section 94(2), Criminal Code.

Etienne Felix is charged with:
– two counts, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code;
– two counts, possession of weapon contrary to order, Section 117.01(30, Criminal Code;
– two counts, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code;
– one count, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Section 94(2), Criminal Code; and
– two counts, possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized, Section 92(3), Criminal Code.