Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit arrest repeat offender in Parkland County

Parkland County, AB

Parkland County, Alta, - On June 5, 2024, officers from the Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CAD CRU) attended a property in Parkland County in order to locate and arrest a repeat offender with warrants. RCMP obtained a warrant to enter the property and arrest the suspect. Upon approaching the property, RCMP observed the suspect brandishing a shot gun. When advised he was under arrest the suspect threatened police and went in a stolen camper trailer still holding the firearm. RCMP contained the scene and called in additional resources. Later, police observed the suspect fleeing the camper and running through a field. Police were able to subdue the suspect and arrest him. A search warrant of the property was executed and police recovered:

• a loaded shotgun;
• two stolen vehicles;
• a stolen holiday trailer;
• a stolen flat deck trailer; and
• a stolen generator worth $70 0000.

RCMP have charged Jason Wayne Norman (45), of no fixed address with:

• Driving while prohibited
• Uttering threats
• Resist arrest
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 (x4)
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x2)
• Possession of a controlled substance
• Weapons offences (x4)
• Fraudulent concealment
• Fail to comply with release conditions (x9)

Norman was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for June 10, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Evansburg.