High-speed chase leads to time in jail for Taber-area man
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A Taber-area man who led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen pickup truck will serve time in a federal penitentiary.
Bernhard Peters was sentenced to 26 months in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of possession of stolen property, theft of a motor vehicle, flight from police, driving while prohibited, dangerous driving, and failure to comply with release conditions.
On Jan. 12 of last year Peters had spent the night at his girlfriend’s father’s home, but when the homeowner left the following morning he noticed his car was not in the driveway. His daughter, who normally drives the car, said she never gave anyone permission to drive it, and the keys should be in her bedroom.