Trial begins for man charged after truck with infant taken in Grande Prairie

The trial for one of the people charged following the theft of a truck in Grande Prairie that prompted an Amber Alert will begin Monday.

David Michael Smith was charged after he and two others allegedly took the truck with a 7-month-old baby inside.

RCMP said the incident happened on February 25 between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. in the Royal Oaks area of Grande Prairie.

At 2 p.m. police issued an Amber Alert and an hour later were called to a home south of the city where the baby had been dropped off unharmed.

Officers located the truck at a forestry products mill south of Grande Prairie and arrested three suspects, including a 14-year-old.

Smith has been charged with one count of kidnapping, theft of a motor vehicle, abandoning a child and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

He has also been charged with six counts of failing to comply with recognizance. ‘

The trial will be held in a Grande Prairie court room.

With files from Julia Parrish