Prince Albert RCMP say last Wednesday they were visiting a rural home about 15 kilometres west of Prince Albert in connection to an ongoing investigation but when the marked vehicle was spotted by a man driving a tractor on the property, police say he tried to ram the police cruiser with the tractor.

The police vehicle was not damaged and officers inside the vehicle were not physically injured, but the tractor driver fled on foot into nearby bush.

A drone and police dog services were brought in. A Saskatchewan RCMP police dog tracked the male suspect approximately 11 kilometers along the Saskatchewan River with the assistance of Prince Albert Police Service and their police dog unit. During the search, which ended in a remote treed area, a male suspect was located and arrested.

Forty-four-year-old Randell “Matthew” Macgregor, of Thompson, Manitoba was in Prince Albert Provincial Court last Friday charged with, among other things, assault a police officer with a weapon and flight from a peace officer.