A 40 year old man is in police custody after an incident in Fort Chipewyan.
According to Mounties, on Jan. 11, 2026, at approximately 2:48a.m., Fort Chipewyan RCMP were conducting patrols on McDermot Avenue when they noted an off highway vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. Before Police were able to activate their emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop, the off highway vehicle fled from the area.
Police patrolled the community and a short time after, the off highway vehicle and the driver were located. At the time of arrest, Police located a firearm within close proximity of the driver as well as a replica firearm was found on the driver.
Steven Whitehead is facing numerous charges, including flight from police & Possession of firearm.
Whitehead remains in custody. He is set to appear in Fort Chipewyan court on January 19.
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