A 34-year-old man is facing a number of charges after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver during a road rage incident north of Innisfail on Highway 2. 

Police say on Tuesday, August 25th, shortly after 9:00 am, they received a call about a driver pointing a gun at another driver near Antler Hill.

The suspects vehicle fled when police tried to pull it over, but it was eventually located crashed into a field.

The driver and lone occupant was arrested and transported to the hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

34-year-old Benjamin Schnieder of no fixed address faces a number of charges and has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance in Red Deer on September 2nd. 

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From the Innisfail RCMP:

On Aug. 25, 2020 at 9:16 a.m., the QEII Integrated Traffic Services responded to a incident where a firearm was pointed from a vehicle to another driver after a road rage incident near Antler Hill on Highway 2 north of Innisfail. No one was injured.

Police located the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Highway 2 near Highway 54 when it fled at a high rate of speed. A pursuit was initiated but stopped due to public safety on the highway. 

Traffic Services members with assistance from the Innisfail RCMP Detachment located the suspect vehicle a short time later after it crashed into a field.

The lone occupant was located suffering from serious non-life threatening injuries. He was arrested and transported to hospital by EMS.

Benjamin Tyrone Schnieder (34) of no fixed address has been charged with:

  • Pointing a firearm
  • Flight from police
  • Dangerous driving
  • Obstruct Police Officer
  • Identity fraud
  • Possession of stolen property (x2)
  • Possess counterfeit currency
  • Fail to comply (x4)

He was remanded into custody following a judicial hearing and is set to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Sept. 2, 2020.