Didsbury fugitive arrested

A wanted man from Didsbury has been apprehended and charged after evading police with 42 outstanding criminal charges.

The southern Alberta Emergency Response Team, with the assistance of the southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit and Coronation RCMP, executed a warrant of arrest for 52-year-old Kristopher Ronald Neergaard.

Neergaard’s various criminal charges include possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime over $5000. Weapon charges include possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Neergaard has been remanded into custody and will be appearing in Red Deer Provincial Court on Oct. 31, 2022.