A man who RCMP call a prolific offender has been arrested once again, and he is facing a laundry list of charges related to several incidents.

Police say 28-year-old Jesse Lewis stopped for gas at a store on Kenmount Road in the wee hours Sunday in a vehicle that was reported stolen from Bay Roberts five days earlier.

When the RNC arrived, Lewis fled the scene, colliding with a taxi and two police cruisers in the process. A very short pursuit was stopped in the interest of public safety.

The next day, around 3:30 p.m., an SUV was reported stolen from a parking lot in Avondale.

Police identified Lewis on surveillance footage, and a critical incident commander was engaged. The ensuing police operation involved multiple divisions of the RCMP, and police dogs from the RNC.

The vehicle was later located in Conception Harbour where RCMP arrested Lewis along with a 27-year-old passenger, identified at Samantha Connors.

Lewis is facing a raft of charges related to those events, including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation, and assault with a weapon. He is also facing numerous charges, including robbery, in connection with an unrelated incident on November 9th.

Connors, meanwhile, is staring down multiple charges too, including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation, and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Lewis is facing new charges of:

• Assault with a weapon – 2 counts
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
• Flight from peace officer
• Resisting and obstructing a peace officer
• Operation of a conveyance while prohibited
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Failure to comply with a condition of a release order – 6 counts
• Mischief over $5,000 – damage to motor vehicle
• Theft of a motor vehicle

He’s also facing charges related to an incident on Sunday in St. John’s

• Flight from police
• Dangerous operation
• Driving while prohibited – Two counts
• Failure to remain at the scene of a collision
• Possession of stolen property
• Breach of release order
• Breach of probation

The 28-year-old was in court yesterday on charges stemming from an unrelated incident on November 9. They include;

• Failure to comply with a condition of a release order – 5 counts
• Failure to comply with probation order – 2 counts
• Operation of a conveyance while prohibited
• Assault with a weapon
• Theft of a motor vehicle
• Robbery

Meanwhile, Connors is facing charges of:

• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
• Failure to comply with a release order condition
• Flight from a peace officer
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Theft of a motor vehicle