John Fryingpan appeared in court Friday via video from the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Alleged gas and dasher caught, returned to Prince Albert to face charges

May 15, 2020 | 1:43 PM

One of two men sought in connection to a gas and dash last fall in the Holbein area was in front of a judge Friday morning in Prince Albert seeking bail.

John Vincent Fryingpan, 27, is charged with a number of offences following the alleged incident on Aug. 13, 2019, including theft under $5,000, aggravated assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, failure to stop, and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 (stolen truck).

The alleged theft occurred around 8 a.m., and in an effort to stop the suspects, the gas station employee chased after the moving vehicle and reached in to the driver’s side window. But he was ultimately shaken loose, and fell to the ground. The suspect vehicle ran over the man, breaking his leg.

Fryingpan was denied bail and is will return to court May 21.

According to information read in court, Fryingpan has been in custody the past eight months on unrelated charges from Alberta. At the conclusion of his sentence at the end of April, Fryingpan was transferred to Saskatchewan to face his other charges.

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Fryingpan’s brother, Bradley, was also charged in connection to the gas and dash incident, but remains at large. RCMP have previously said both men are from the Frog Lake First Nation in Alberta.

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