EASTEND – An attempted gas and dash turned into an armed robbery recently. Shaunuvon RCMP received a report on Dec. 10 at around 3:30 p.m. from an employee that a man filled his vehicle with fuel and tried leaving without paying.
“The employee exited the business and the male pointed a firearm at him before fleeing the scene,” said RCMP in a media release.
Police were able to locate the vehicle at a home in Eastend a short time later, and the man was arrested without incident.
“A rifle believed to be have been pointed at the victim and a semi-automatic firearm were recovered and seized by police at the time of the arrest,” said RCMP.
Adam Kormendy faces a number of charges including robbery using a firearm; pointing a firearm; possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and unauthorized possession of a firearm contrary to a probation order. Kormendy will make his first court appearance on Dec. 15 in Swift Current on these charges.
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