News release
Thompson Rural RCMP arrest four suspects involved in Flin Flon theft & SK robbery
December 9, 2025
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Flin Flon, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On December 7, 2025, at 8:10 am, Flin Flon RCMP received a report of a theft of gas from a Service Station located on Third Avenue in Flin Flon.
As officers attended to the scene, an update was received from a caller reporting that they were following the suspect vehicle, which was heading south on Highway 10, and continued to provide information to RCMP Dispatch. The caller was advised to immediately stop following the suspect vehicle for their safety.
Officers departed southbound on Highway 10 and received further information from the caller stating that their vehicle had just been rammed, had things thrown at them and later shot at, as the suspects fled. No injuries were reported, and the caller indicated that they were no longer following the vehicle.
The suspect vehicle information provided to police matched that of a vehicle which had been reported stolen earlier that morning in Pelican Narrows, SK, at gunpoint from a 21-year-old male victim. The vehicle had been last seen heading towards Flin Flon with a female driver and three passengers.
Based on the information provided by the caller, the suspects were last seen travelling at a high of speed, possibly heading towards Thompson. Patrols continued in the area without success.
At 1:20 pm, Thompson RCMP, who had been provided the information on the suspect vehicle, were conducting a patrol in the Paint Lake area when they encountered a female walking alone on the road which seemed suspicious as there are no homes or communities in this area. When questioned, she stated she was from Pelican Narrows. The 32-year-old female was detained and a short drive further down the road led to the discovery of the stolen vehicle, which contained two of the three additional suspects, a 27-year-old male and 27-year-old female. They were arrested without incident.
With three of the four occupants now in police custody, officers were advised that the fourth male, a 26-year-old, had fled the scene on foot. Footprints located in the snow led deep into the woods.
A quick search of the scene led to the seizure of 5 firearms and other stolen property strewn about.
Fearing that the fourth suspect may be armed, additional RCMP officers from Thompson, along with Manitoba RCMP Police Dog Services, a drone operator and officers from Manitoba Conservation, converged on the area and began a track of the suspect into the woods. After several kilometres of tracking, the suspect was located walking along Provincial Road 275 and taken into custody without incident.
A further search of the stolen vehicle on scene led to the seizure of a sawed-off shotgun, a pellet gun, various rounds of ammunition and a sword.
RCMP have charged Jonas Merasty, 27, Gailynn McCallum, 32, Drew Linklater, 27, and Kolton Ballantyne, 26, all of Pelican Narrows, with a number of offences that occurred in Manitoba, including Possession of property obtained by crime, Theft, Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Mischief and multiple firearms-related offences. All four were remanded into custody.
Flin Flon RCMP continue to investigate.