On Jan. 17, 2026, around 5:43 a.m., St. Paul RCMP received a report that two adult females were located on a rural road in Saddle Lake Cree Nation with non-lethal gunshot wounds and required emergency medical assistance. The victims were transported to the hospital and are expected to survive.

 

 

 

Moments later, St. Paul RCMP were dispatched to a report of a shooting at a residence on Highway 652, where a black truck was seen leaving the scene. No injuries were reported from within the residence.

 

 

 

Shortly thereafter, police investigation revealed the truck was stolen and found abandoned in a nearby ditch, with damage from what appeared to be bullet holes, and blood inside.

 

 

 

As police were setting up containment, a vehicle was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed, which failed to stop for police. The vehicle ended up driving into a ditch, where the driver attempted to flee on foot but was ultimately arrested by police.

 

 

 

Robyn Jay Gladue (21), a resident of Saddle Lake Cree Nation, is facing several charges, including:

 

Possession of property obtained by crime;

Flight from a peace officer;

Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; and

Failure to comply with release order.

 

 

Gladue was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded in custody. He is to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul on Jan. 22, 2026.

 

 

 

St. Paul RCMP is seeking public assistance in this investigation. Anyone with dashcam or other recorded footage, on Highway 652 in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation area, on Jan. 17, 2026, between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m., is asked to review the footage and contact St. Paul RCMP with anything of interest. Anyone with information related to this crime is asked to contact St. Paul RCMP at 780-645-8888. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).