Police in Alberta arrested a 45-year-old man wanted for attempted murder late Sunday night, RCMP said Monday.
Edward Dwayne Heywood, 45, of no fixed address is charged in relation to the serious injuries of a man found stabbed on the side of Township Road 402, northwest of Eckville, on Dec. 21. Mounties previously said the man was “severely injured” and had to be transported to hospital in Edmonton via STARS air ambulance. A warrant was issued for Heywood’s arrest Dec. 23.
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Innisfail RCMP said officers were on a routine patrol in the town of Bowden at about 11 p.m. Sunday when they spotted Heywood driving a stolen GMC Sierra truck. He was on Cottonwood Road near Range Road 10.
“When police attempted to pull the vehicle over it failed to stop and a pursuit began out of Bowden where the truck struck a power pole, unoccupied parked vehicle and an electrical box,” RCMP said in a release. “The vehicle continued onto Highway 2A where police were able to deploy a spike belt to ensure public safety which the fleeing vehicle drove over. The truck then drove into an open field where the deflating tires brought the vehicle to a stop.”
Police said Heywood then fled on foot until he was arrested at approximately 11:30 p.m. a short distance away.
Heywood is being held for a bail hearing and faces a number of charges as a result of the police pursuit and arrest. RCMP said he was also arrested on an outstanding warrant issued by Olds RCMP for assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats in an unrelated investigation.
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to say Heywood was charged in relation to the attempted murder / serious injuries of a man found on Township Road 402, and not his death as previously stated.
With a file from Phil Heidenreich
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