UPDATE: On Oct. 15, 2023, the RCMP issued a news release that said Jackson had been found and arrested.
A woman who police believe was abducted in northern Alberta earlier this week has been safely located, the RCMP said Wednesday night.
In an update given by RCMP on Sunday, Shelby Jackson was arrested on Friday and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 16.
The woman was found safe Thursday morning but the suspect remains at large, RCMP said.
Police began investigating a possible abduction in Goodfish Lake after receiving reports of someone threatening another with a gun at a home.
On Tuesday, at around 1:15 p.m., RCMP arrived at a residence where the complaint was made and said they found “signs that an occupant of the home, 26-year-old Theresa Kathleen Coutre, was taken against her will and was missing.”
Police said they believe the woman was taken from her home by 33-year-old Shelby Jackson.
On Wednesday night, they said they have obtained a warrant for his arrest on a kidnapping charge.
The RCMP said Jackson is considered “armed and dangerous” and people should not approach him if they see him but instead call 911 immediately.
Jackson is described as having black hair and brown eyes, weighing around 230 pounds and standing five-foot-eight.
RCMP said Jackson has ties to eastern Alberta, Fort McMurray, Edmonton and Lethbridge.
Anyone with information can contact RCMP at 780-645-8888 or leave an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.