A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon in connection to allegedly ramming a police vehicle in Whalley Wednesday (Aug. 21).
Ryan Molnar, 35, was arrested Aug. 21 and appeared before a justice of the peace the next day (Aug. 22). He has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon (motor vehicle), failing to stop for police while being pursued, operating a vehicle in a way that is dangerous to the public, and possession of ammunition while prohibited.
He will remain in custody until his next court appearance at Surrey provincial court on Sept. 10.
According to information from Surrey RCMP, police received a report of a "suspicious vehicle" in the area of 146 Street and 108 Avenue minutes before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
The male driver of the SUV allegedly rammed a police vehicle and, while attempting to flee, the Ford crashed into a civilian vehicle stopped in traffic.
"Officers quickly located the SUV at 144 Street and 104 Avenue and observed the SUV driving dangerously into oncoming traffic," says a previous news release from the RCMP. "Based on this extreme escalation of risk that the driver of the SUV posed to the public and police, police engaged in a pursuit to stop the SUV and restore public safety."
Police stopped the SUV near the corner of King George Boulevard and 108 Avenue, and the driver of the SUV then fled on foot. Officers used a conductive energy weapon before taking the suspect into custody, police say.
Police asks anyone with information including dash cam footage to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and quote file 2024-124041.
-With files from Tom Zillich
