H.P. court docket
Feb. 10, 2025
Justice S.P. Hinkley
A young man who stole a truck and took police on a chase will spend about another 10 months behind bars.
Max George Nahachick, 33, of Calgary, was handed a global sentence of 345 days after pleading guilty to possession of stolen property over $5,000, flight from a peace officer, and two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm Feb. 10 in the High Prairie Court of Justice.
Nahachick was given 21 days credit for time already spent in custody.
Court heard High Prairie RCMP responded to a report Jan. 27 of a stolen black vehicle travelling on a road with people aiming firearms out the windows, Crown prosecutor Max Gerlach said.
However, it wasn’t until Jan. 28 that RCMP found the vehicle travelling on a road.
Laboucan was driving a stolen truck that was pursued by police and eventually got stuck in a snowbank. All four occupants fled the vehicle but were quickly caught.
When police inspected the vehicle, firearms were visible. Officers found shotgun shells in Nahachick’s pocket.
At the time of the arrest, Nahachick was on two court orders to have no firearms, weapons or ammunition in his possession, the Crown submitted.
Justice S.P. Hinkley noted Nahachick has committed several serious crimes in his life.
“His record is shocking,” Justice Hinkley said.
Most recently, his record was comprised of charges that involved violence and firearms, he noted.
“He is willing and unafraid to use firearms,” Justice Hinkley said.
Nahachick was banned from possessing firearms for life and prohibited from driving a motor vehicle for one year after his release from jail.
Arlene Laboucan, 54, of Whitefish, was fined $130 after pleading guilty to breach of probation.
The charge arose after she failed to report to her probation officer as directed.
Laboucan had a brief criminal record, the Crown alleged.
“She does take responsibility,” said Laboucan’s lawyer, Kirsty Broadhead.
Laboucan was given no time to pay by Justice S.P. Hinkley.