**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP arrest Moncton man after flight from police
On May 22 at 9:06 p.m., police arrested a Moncton man after numerous reports of dangerous driving and flights from police in Cape Breton.
At 7:51 p.m. Saturday evening, a member of Cape Breton RCMP Traffic Services noticed a vehicle travelling at a high speed in the Grand Lake Road area. The police officer activated the emergency equipment on the police vehicle and attempted to stop the vehicle a New Brunswick plated blue Mazda CX5 reported stolen from Moncton area on May 17, the suspect sped away without police in a position to safely follow. Numerous reports were made subsequent of this vehicle driving dangerously and police again encountered the vehicle on Kings Rd. in the Portage area, again the vehicle sped away from police.
Police were able to determine the travel location of the vehicle and successfully deployed a tire deflation device stopping the vehicle on Hwy. 104 near River Bourgeois. Police arrested the driver and lone occupant without incident and located a hatchet between the driver and passenger seats. Jordan Maxime Arsenault 28-years-old of Moncton is facing criminal charges including:
- Flight from Police - 2 counts
- Dangerous Driving – 2 counts
- Failure to Comply with Undertaking Condition – 2 counts
- Failure to Comply with Probation Order – 2 counts
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime >$5000
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Arsenault is facing further provincial charges under the Motor Vehicle Act, Health Protection Act and Emergency Measures Act and is held in custody scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on May 25.
The RCMP encourages the public to contact police to report unsafe driving. You may be asked to provide information on the vehicle you are concerned about, the driver, your location, and the behaviour that you’re seeing. The RCMP can be contacted anywhere in Nova Scotia by calling 1-800-803-RCMP (7267). If it’s an emergency, call 911.
