A Calgary trucker convicted of child luring in the United States after an online child sex-crime sting operation is set to be sentenced next month.
The 41-year-old pleaded guilty last month to luring a minor in a case that saw an American detective in Idaho pose as a 14-year-old girl online.
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Court heard the man urged the fictional girl to call him “Daddy,” then texted sexually suggestive messages.
He then arranged a meeting at a truck stop south of the city of Idaho Falls just before Christmas, where he was arrested.
Police said during an interrogation, the man told investigators the sexually suggestive messages were done “in the heat of the moment” and he would never follow through.
Online court records show the man is set to be sentenced April 16.
Calgary police say an Alberta man who had 25 outstanding warrants was found and arrested after trying to flee police by climbing down the balconies of a residence.
Police said that in the summer of 2025, a months-long investigation was launched into a suspect in connection with a variety of offences, including firearm-related offences and drug-trafficking offences.
The suspect had failed to comply with his release conditions and did not attend court, police said.
“Over the next several months, investigators utilized investigative techniques & co-ordinated with several areas across the Service and our partners with the Alberta Sheriffs Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team (FASST) to try and track the suspect, however, they were unsuccessful in locating him at the time,” police said.
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In February, police said officers found the suspect and allege they saw him breaching his release conditions.
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When the suspect returned to a home in the 300 block of Third Street Southeast, officers moved in to contain the residence and arrest the suspect.
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Police said the suspect tried to flee by climbing down the balconies of the building but was apprehended and taken into custody.
During a search of the suspect’s vehicle, police say they seized a folding combat knife.
Brandon Lane Tallman, 30, was charged with more than 30 offences, including 25 offences dating back to 2023.
He faces resisting arrest and five more counts of failing to comply with a release order from his arrest incident. His previous 25 outstanding charges include possession of a controlled substance, trafficking drugs, possession of an unauthorized firearm, dangerous operation of a vehicle, fleeing police and failing to attend court.
