Elk Point RCMP arrest male after carjacking with firearm

On Sept. 10, 2017 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Elk Point RCMP responded to a residence where it was believed a carjacking with firearm occurred.

The victim dropped off several persons at a residence. Once at the residence a male pointed a firearm pointed at the victim and demanded the keys to the vehicle. The victim was able to flee the residence after the car drove away and call police. No one was injured. Police made extensive patrols in the area but the vehicle was not located.

At approximately 4:00 p.m., police responded to a report of an erratic driver on Highway 897 near Frog Lake in a vehicle matching the description of the earlier carjacking. The car swerved by a police vehicle narrowly missing responding officers and lost control and drove into a ditch.

A male was arrested and taken into custody without incident and a loaded rifle with ammunition was located in the vehicle and seized by police.

Marlon Lacombe, a 26-year-old male from Fishing Lake has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

• Robbery with a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of weapons and ammunition contrary to prohibition order (X2)
• Possession of a firearm/ammunition in a vehicle
• Possession of firearm of a firearm with a tampered serial number

At the time of his arrest Marlon Lacombe was also wanted by police for armed robbery and assault causing bodily harm from an alleged incident that occurred on June 21, 2017. He was remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and will be appearing in St. Paul Provincial Court on Sept. 14, 2017.

As the matter is now before the courts no further information will be provided.