Arraignment hearings for road rage duo set for next week

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two individuals arrested in a Baldonnel-area road rage incident this summer are set to be arraigned next week.

Travis Sharyk, born 1990, and Jolene Wilders, born 1985, were both arrested at the end of August after an incident that police claimed involved a man pointing a gun at another motorist on Highway 97.

Multiple guns, ammunition, cash and drugs were also seized in the incident.

Sharyk is currently facing charges of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm was present, careless use or storage of a firearm, breaching a probation order and two counts of possessing a firearm contrary to an order. 

Meanwhile, Wilders has also been charged with occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm was present and careless use or storage of a firearm, as well as breaching a release order.

According to Court Services Online (CSO), arraignment hearings for both Sharyk and Wilders for all charges are set for Monday, October 27th. Arraignment hearings are usually where the accused parties enter their pleas.

Two other individuals were also arrested alongside Sharyk and Wilders as part of the same incident, according to police at the time. Their identities were never made public.