Revelstoke RCMP have arrested a woman and man in town following a month-long interprovincial pursuit.
According to Alberta RCMP, 24-year-old Mackenzie Dawn Hardy and 27-year-old David Joseph Wood were taken into custody in Revelstoke after a patrol officer noticed them walking away from a stolen vehicle.
Staff Sgt. Chris Dodds of Revelstoke RCMP told Black Press Media by email that the vehicle was identified by the officer along Victoria Road, with its occupant believed to be Hardy. Both she and Wood fled on foot before being apprehended nearby. Their vehicle was confirmed to have been stolen from Kelowna last week.
On April 29, Red Deer RCMP learned from the Alberta Justice Centre that Hardy, a remanded prisoner, was inadvertently released from Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre on April 25 while awaiting bail hearings for several charges, as a result of fraudulent reports that her charges were stayed.
Read Black Press Media's previous coverage of Hardy following her release
Red Deer RCMP later determined that Wood had conspired with Hardy and assisted with her "fraudulent release," Alberta RCMP said. On May 23, an arrest warrant was issued for Wood as well.
Publicly on the run from police, Hardy had disclosed herself near Revelstoke in recent weeks, posting on TikTok about her and Wood's stay at Crazy Creek Hot Pools Resort in Malakwa. By this time, Revelstoke RCMP told Black Press Media it was unaware of Hardy and her arrest warrants.
"Members have been on the look out for (Hardy) since it came to light she may be in our detachment area," Dodds said Thursday, May 29. "Charges will be forwarded to (the) Crown for consideration for Possession of Stolen Property."
Along with facing multiple outstanding warrants, Hardy is now also charged with escaping lawful custody. Wood has been charged on three counts: assisting escape of a prisoner, identify fraud and uttering a forged document.
Both individuals have been brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody, Alberta RCMP confirmed, and will subsequently be transported back to Alberta and brought before the provincial courts regarding future court dates.
