A scary night in St. Boniface Sunday after a man allegedly went on a meth-fuelled rampage and carjacked a tow truck.
The suspect was first spotted at the 7-Eleven on Archibald Street at Elizabeth Road around 9:20 p.m.
Staff there told police he appeared disoriented and assaulted two employees. After he tried and failed to pull one of the employees into the washroom with him, the suspect then locked himself in with a metal rod.
Police were called but the suspect took off before they arrived.
He then allegedly smashed a window of a parked car, chucked the rod at a car driving by and ran onto Archibald.
When a tow-truck driver slowed to pass, the suspect jumped into the passenger side and threatened to shoot the driver if he stopped.
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Police spotted the truck on Fermor Avenue near Archibald and tried to stop the truck. Police said the driver hit the brakes and fled while the truck was moving. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.
The suspect moved into the driver’s seat and took off but police were able to stop him a few blocks later.
“We certainly feel meth played a role in the situation. When this male attended the convenience store in the first place, he was acting very irrationally,” Const. Jay Murray with the Winnipeg police said.
“This individual was almost on… you could call it a rampage. It’s a very good thing that this person was taken off the street.”
Charles Raymond Holke, 40, has been charged with:
- forcible confinement
- assault
- robbery x 2
- mischief under $5,000
- Possession of a weapon
- uttering threats
- dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- flight while pursued by peace officer
- driving while ability impaired
- fail to comply with conditions of undertaking
Holke remains in custody.
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