RCMP arrest and charge Michael JOHNSON; officer run over now home resting

RCMP Edmonton Major Crimes Unit have arrested and charged Michael Leslie Johnson, a 33-year-old male, following a series of incidents which occurred at a rural property NW of Tofield on January 6, 2014. Johnson has not spoken to bail and has been remanded in custody while receiving medical attention. He is to appear in Vegreville Provincial Court on January 27, 2014.

Johnson has been charged with 36 offences, including: four counts of attempt murder with a firearm on four RCMP officers; break and enter of a dwelling house; resist arrest; operate a motor vehicle in a manner that was dangerous to the public and thereby caused bodily harm, as well as several other related charges.

The RCMP officer who was severely injured has been release from hospital, is recovering at home and is said to be in good spirits.

“With the laying of charges there is relief among our members, their spouses, and the law enforcement community in general,” says Chief Superintendent McGinnis, Eastern Alberta District Commander. “When a member of our community is injured in the line of duty, we all feel it.

“I would like to thank the communities of Tofield, Vegreville and Two Hills for their overwhelming compassion and support of their RCMP members. The support we have all received from across Alberta and Canada has been very up lifting and for this I say, ‘Thank You’.”