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Police say Jeremiah Amero, left, has been arrested. Chad Richard Lentz remains at large. (Photos Courtesy Medicine Hat Police Service)
Chad Richard Lentz still at large

One wanted for high-risk incident, aggravated assault arrested

Nov 18, 2021 | 9:57 AM

Medicine Hat Police Service says one of the two men wanted following a high-risk incident last week has been arrested.

According to police, Jeremiah Amero, on the left in the above photo, was arrested by the Calgary Police Service on Nov. 17 for outstanding arrest warrants in Medicine Hat. Amero, 31, was the subject of an investigation into a Nov. 11 aggravated assault in Medicine Hat.

Police are still looking for the co-accused in the aggravated assault, 42-year-old Chad Richard Lentz, at right in the above photo. Police say he is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.

Police are also still seeking public assistance to locate a 2014 black Mercedes GLK with Alberta licence plate CJF 5736 believed to be connected to this matter.

Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to contact the MHPS at 403-529-8481 or submit a tip via the MHPS website or mobile app, which is free to download and available for both Apple and Android devices.