A man who tried to flee police after he was found driving a vehicle with inactive licence plates was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail.
Keenan Frank Michell Glen Sam, 25, was also prohibited from driving for one year and must serve one year probation once he's completed his time in jail.
Sam has been in custody since March 27 when he was seen in the suspect vehicle in an alley next to Tamarack Street near 20th Avenue.
Sam ignored police lights and siren and took off through a driveway, colliding with a parked utility trailer and a fence in the process, RCMP said at the time.
The vehicle was located moments later unoccupied in a parking lot on Upland Street and a police service dog was brought in. Sam was arrested about a block away without incident and a knife, a small amount of methamphetamine and a loaded firearm magazine were found on him, RCMP said.
He was issued a concurrent term of five months in jail possession of a firearm contrary to an order, and to three months in jail for breaching probation and possession of a controlled substance.
Sam, who is known to police and the court, had a lifetime firearms prohibition prior to his arrest.
