(File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Prince Albert area car jacking case, involving local senior, committed for trial

Jan 21, 2026 | 4:00 PM

Two people from a group of four alleged involved in the shooting and robbery of a man at a work site north of Prince Albert, have now been committed for trial.

That was the outcome of a preliminary inquiry hearing held Wednesday morning at provincial court for Melissa McCallum and Angus Heathen. Trial dates at Court of King’s Bench have not yet been set.

A publication ban prohibits the release of any evidence and the judge’s reasons for committing the case to trial.

On October 24, 2024, 66-year-old Orlan Peterson was robbed and shot near White Star Road. The incident prompted a province wide alert, and also sparked public outrage and an online fundraiser that raised close to $130,000.

A group of four suspects fled north from the work site, travelling roughly 200 km before colliding with a highway work truck on Highway 123 – a road leading into Cumberland House.

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The suspects then got out and fled into the surrounding bush.

This photo of the pickup after colliding with heavy equipment was shared on social media. (Facebook)

McCallum and Heathen were spotted hours later by the Saskatoon Police Service’s plane and arrested.

Dallas Fulton and Brody Lebel, the other alleged co-accused, have not been located since.

One week prior to the incident Heathen and McCallum were involved in a separate robbery on Highway 55, where a youth and a parent, out for a driving lesson, were threatened at gunpoint.

Heathen who accepted responsibility for assault with a weapon, received a three-year sentence. McCallum who was a passenger in a vehicle knowing there was a gun present, received 18 months.

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