Consort RCMP charge three individuals following copper wire operation

Due to an ongoing investigation into copper wire thefts affecting Alberta’s Critical Infrastructure, Consort and Coronation RCMP developed a strategic plan with local industry to locate suspects on oil sites stealing copper wire.

On July 1, 2024, at 9:56 P.M. as a result of this partnership they were able to locate two suspects on the oil site in the process of stealing copper wire. The suspects were taken into custody without incident but have a firearm in their vehicle.

As a result of the investigation Consort RCMP has charged;

Meggan Ray Cole (32), a resident of Coronation, Alta.

Cody Severin (24), a resident of Coronation

Meggan Ray Cole was released by a Justice of the Peace on $1500 no Cash Bail with conditions. Her next court appearance is on July 12, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Coronation.

Cody Severin was released by a Justice of the Peace on $1500 no Cash Bail with conditions. His next court appearance is on July 12, 2024, at 11:00 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Coronation.

On July 10, 2024, at 4:30 A.M., as a result of this partnership, officers were able to locate three suspects at an oil site in the process of stealing copper wire. The suspects were taken into custody without incident. A prohibited device (taser) and a significant quantity of narcotics were later discovered in their vehicle.

As a result of the investigation Consort RCMP have arrested three individuals:

Jonathan Daniel Scheffelmaier, a 43-year-old resident of Redwater, Alta.

Schelffelmaier was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded. His next court appearance is July 12, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Coronation, Alta.

Kenneth Allan Staudt, a 35-year-old resident of Galahad, Alta.

Staudt was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was released with conditions. His next court appearance is August 9, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Coronation, Alta.

Nicole Michelle Geier, a 38-year-old resident of Donalda, Alta.

Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Geier was taken before a Justice of the Peace and released on with conditions. Her next court appearance is on September 13, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Coronation, Alta.