PARADISE HILL, Sask. – An Edmonton man is facing numerous charges after a Saskatchewan financial institution was robbed last week. The robbery happened Friday in Paradise Hill, approximately 280 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
Mounties say a man entered the financial institution early in the afternoon and demanded cash. He then took off in a truck with Alberta plates.
The truck was spotted a short time later near Edam. The driver took off at a high rate of speed, swerving between lanes and vehicles in an effort to evade police.
Just after 3 p.m., the truck rolled 20 kilometres west of Turtleford on Highway 303. The driver was ejected and arrested at the scene. He was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
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Ryan Douglas Nicholson, 26, has been charged with:
- robbery with firearm;
- three counts of assault with a weapon;
- dangerous operation of a motor vehicle;
- flight while being pursued by police;
- impaired operation of a motor vehicle;
- common nuisance; and
- unsafe use, storage, transportation of ammunition.
Nicholson appeared before a justice of the peace on Saturday and is being held in custody until his next court appearance on Tuesday in Lloydminster provincial court.
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