The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 15, 1995 - A11

Three
busted
after
chase

THREE TERRACE men are
awaiting court dates after.a high
speed chase from Kitimat ended
at the Terrace airport Feb. 4.

Neil Leonard Strain, Alexander -
James McLean and Jacques
Daniel Banville are charged with
offences including attempted rob-
bery with violence, break and en-
ter, forcible entry, dangerous
driving, cause hazardous pursuit,
resist arrest and escape lawful
custody.

Two men burst into a Kitimat
home on Wedeene at about 3 p.m.
that afternoon.

Kitimat RCMP. Staff Sgt. Jim
Howie said they pushed the
.woman inside to the kitchen floor
‘and then ransacked the house in
-search of valuables. .

The woman escaped and called
police from a neighbour’s house.

The attackers fled the scene in a
waiting pickup truck with a third
man.

RCMP said the getaway tuck
was pulled over on Hwy 37 north
of Lakelse Lake.

But as police approached, the
driver sped away, leading them
ona short high speed chase,

The pickup tumed off at the air-
port and then veered off onto a 8
secondary road which eventually S ‘a arp | eS p i Nn nN ed
stopped at a dead end,

Howie said two suspects were
apprehended immediately and a GEOFF SHARPLES, local hockey product, recently found him-
third was captured after a short self up in the air.

GEOFF SHARPLES (right) poses with USAF Thunderbird
pilot Jim Harker in front of the F16 he got to fly recently.

foot chase. No, not the result of trade rumours or any of the other un-
Banville is to appear Feb, 23 in certainties which go with the life of a professional player.

Kitimat court. : Sharples airbome experience was in the cockpit of an F16
Strain has been transferred to |- fighter jet, one of the aircraft uscd by the USAF Thinderbirds

Prince George to enter a plea, aerial display team.

McLean pleaded guilty to ob- During the one hour, 20 minute flight, pilot Jim Harker gave
structing a peace officer, assault, Sharples a taste of the full range of acrobatics performed by the

breach of undertaking, and for- team including one which produces the effect of nine Gs — in-
cible entry, He has been creases the gravitational pull to nine times normal. A
remanded in custody and will ap- . And Sharples got through the manouevre without losing cort-
pear in court Mar. 1 for sentenc- ciousness, thereby earning himselfa coveted nine-G pin in recog-
ing.- nition of his feat. He was also given an opportunity to take the
controls of the fighter for part of the flight.
fi iT’s CUT ™~ The Top Gun experience was the result of an Armed Forces Day
held last fall by his International Hockey League team, Las
AND. DRIED. iT Vegas. Thunderbird pilots were at the game and returned the
_ - ‘ d favour by inviting the players to visit their base. bere
Tobacco Kills. . Sharples got to know the pilots and, says his father Cliff, “One
BRITISH COLUMBIA — thing [ed to another,’”’ the another being Pete McCaffrey, the
LUNG ASSOCIATION Thunderbirds lead solo pilot arranging the Plight.
Box 34009, piation B aM? ' However, before going up Sharples had to go through an ex-

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