Charges filed against 27-year-old Morley man after traffic stop turns into shooting [Video]

A 27-year-old Morley resident faces multiple charges after a Tuesday incident with an RCMP officer in a rural area near Cochrane.

After making a traffic stop, the man confronted the police officer who wanted to place him under arrest.

As a result, the officer was forced to shoot the suspect, who suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Following an investigation into the incident by police and the Southern Alberta District General Investigation Section, Cohen Rattlesnake of Morley, Alta., was charged with two counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, flight from a peace officer, resisting a peace officer, unauthorized possession of a firearm, a firearm in a motor vehicle, firearm possession contrary to prohibition order, dangerous operation conveyance, unauthorized possession of a weapon and possession of property obtained by crime.

Following a bail hearing, Rattlesnake was remanded into custody.

He’s scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Friday and at Tsuut’ina Nation Court of Justice on Friday …