Two men have been charged in relation to an incident on Tuesday (Jan. 7) in Abbotsford following a reported break-in on Sumas Prairie.

Dean Christian Gilmore and Clayton Robert Pierce 鈥� both 32 鈥� have each been charged with break-and-enter.

Pierce faces an additional three charges 鈥� fleeing from police, dangerous driving and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

The incident began just before 7:30 a.m. with the report of a break-in of a barn in the 40500 block of No. 4 Road.

Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said officers contained the area around Interprovincial Highway and No. 3 Road, and a vehicle was seen driving away from the scene.

Officers used a spike belt, which damaged the car's tires.

Walker said two men left the vehicle and ran away. They were apprehended just before 9 a.m. in a field by patrol officers, with the assistance of a police dog. A third man was also arrested in the area.

Gilmore has no prior charges listed in the provincial court database, but Pierce has a long criminal history in Abbotsford and Mission.

He currently a break-and-enter charge before the courts from Nov. 13, 2024 in Mission.

He was last in the news in October 2022, when he was wanted in relation to a home invasion that had occurred in the 2800 block of McCrimmon Drive in Abbotsford.

Police at the time reported that five men had broken into a residence while two occupants of the home were inside. The suspects had a weapon, and items were stolen from the residence.

One man was arrested on scene, and three others were arrested later, but Pierce remained at large at the time.

There are no charges that can be seen on file for Pierce in relation to that incident.

Pierce was also in the news in 2014 after he led police on a chase through Mission while he was on a dirt bike. Police used a dog team and helicopter to find him.
He was later sentenced to a two-year driving ban, one year of probation and fines totalling about $1,000.

After his arrest, he was also charged in relation to a home invasion that took place at a Mission home in August 2014.

At the time, police described Pierce as a 鈥減rolific violent offender.鈥�

According to the provincial court database, he has numerous convictions for breaching his probation and bail conditions, as well as for driving while prohibited, dangerous driving, driving without due care, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and resisting a peace officer.