At approximately 8:30pm, on April 3, 201, RCMP received a tip from the public indicating that Tyler Darrell Leeder may be in Rocky Mountain House. Shortly thereafter, RCMP members located the white Ford F350 that RCMP believe was used to ram the police car near Irricana on April 1. The truck was parked outside The House Hotel in Rocky Mountain House.
A 17-year-old female, on the Canadian Police Information Centre reported as missing, was apprehended and removed from the scene without incident outside of the hotel near the truck. The area around the hotel room was secured with local police resources.
Tyler Leeder was believed to be armed and in the hotel room. The RCMP Emergency Response Team, RCMP helicopter and RCMP police service dogs were called to assist in the apprehension of Leeder. Upon arrival in Rocky Mountain House, the Emergency Response Team negotiators were able to speak with Leeder and convince him to surrender just before 1am this morning.
The hotel room in which Leeder was discovered, is believed to have suffered significant damage from Leeder, however, no member of the public, nor any police officers were injured in this incident.
The investigations involving Tyler Leeder are still ongoing.
Leeder is currently in custody in Rocky Mountain House. He will be returned to prison on the parole violation and to await further court appearances for the armed robberies and other offenses.
