Moosomin RCMP say a 31 year old man and a 20 year old woman, both from Ontario, were in court Tuesday facing charges in connection to a vehicle jacking involving a semi.
Just after midnight on September 29th, Moosomin RCMP were alerted by Manitoba RCMP that a pick up truck towing a trailer, both reported stolen in Ontario, was travelling westbound on Highway 1.
The truck pulled into a weigh scale east of Moosomin where it reportedly almost hit an RCMP cruiser. Two people got out, approached a semi parked at the weigh scale, threatened the driver, got inside, drove the semi onto the Trans-Canada Highway which is when the male semi driver was thrown from the truck with the semi continuing down the highway.
A spike belt was set up to disable the tractor-trailer but as it approached, the trailer caught fire, the semi swerved to avoid the spike belt and came to a stop in the centre median.
Kyle Duck and Brianna Wiebe are facing a laundry list of charges including robber, kidnapping without a firearm, and assault to operating a vehicle while being pursued by police.
The semi driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Officers from Manitoba RCMP as well as Moosomin, Broadview and Indian Head RCMP detachments responded to the 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
