Resolution possible for case involving June standoff

By Lethbridge Herald on July 20, 2023.

Delon Shurtz
LETHBRIDGE HERALD

A Lethbridge man arrested following a standoff with police last month remains in custody while his lawyer discusses with the Crown a resolution that won’t involve going to trial.

Logan Conrad Drake was expected to have a bail hearing last week in Lethbridge court of justice, but an agent for Calgary Lawyer Shaun Leochko said Leochko first wants to pursue early case resolution discussions with the Crown.

The matter is set to return to court next Tuesday for an update on those discussions.

Drake, 31, is charged with failing to comply with release conditions and resisting a peace officer. 

he charges stem from an incident which began about 8 a.m. on June 6 when a man with outstanding warrants relating to a domestic assault, barricaded himself inside a northside home and refused to leave.

Following numerous attempts by police to convince the man to leave the residence, officers with the critical incident Team were deployed and, when additional attempts to negotiate with the suspect failed, they tossed in a gas canister, which forced the man from the house and he was arrested.

Several blocks along 13 Street North near 19 Avenue were closed for several hours as police tried to lure the man from the home. Police tried to contact him numerous times with a megaphone, informing him he was under arrest and telling him to exit the home.

Police also tried to convince the man to use a phone sent in by a robot.

Drake also faces unrelated charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, assault, resisting a peace officer, possession of break-in tools, drug possession, obstructing a peace officer, and driving while prohibited.

The accused returns to court next Tuesday on those charges, as well.

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