B.C. driver helps save man from knife-wielding suspect in Surrey park

Global News · collected 2026-09-11 · by Amy Judd
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Summary

A 37-year-old man, Richard Mark James Evoy, is facing charges after allegedly assaulting another man at Redwood Park in South Surrey on Wednesday just before 5 p.m. The suspect allegedly drove into the victim's truck with a knife, then chased him as he tried to run away. The driver of a nearby car intervened by helping the victim until police arrived. Evoy is charged with assault with a weapon and criminal harassment, among other charges, and police believe the suspect and victim know each other.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-11, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Claims extracted
10
claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
30%
3 of 10 hedged
Leaning
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Publisher trust
54.0
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Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Narrative spread
1
articles carrying this framing
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Story summary

On Wednesday, an incident occurred at Redwood Park in South Surrey, where a suspect allegedly drove his Jeep Wrangler into a victim's Ford pickup truck. The victim then attempted to run away and was chased by the suspect, who was allegedly armed with a knife. A local photographer, Robin Nuber, captured video of the incident, which shows him filming the scene while trying to unlock his car and reverse it. When the suspect reached for his door, Nuber quickly reversed and drove off, with the suspect holding on for dear life until police arrived. The suspect, a 37-year-old man, is now facing charges related to the alleged assault. Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Surrey Police Service said that when people see the video, they will understand why the suspect is facing so many charges.

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📰 Assault in Surrey Park
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Who wrote this

Amy Judd
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “I probably could have given him another minute to get in, but as you see, I pan up and he’s at the front of my car and I just started reversing and he held on for dear life.” Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton with the Surrey Police Service when people see the video, they will understand why the suspect is facing so many charges.
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Topics

Ford Jeep South Surrey Surrey Wrangler

Subjects

Ford ORG · 1× Global News ORG · 1× Houghton PERSON · 1× Jeep ORG · 1× Nuber PERSON · 1× Richard Mark James Evoy PERSON · 1× Robin Nuber PERSON · 1× South Surrey GPE · 1× Surrey GPE · 1× the Surrey Police Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

“Certainly you can hear in the voice of the individual in the video that there is some significant concern around what that person sees unfolding in front of them,” he said.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-11
🔮 “I probably could have given him another minute to get in, but as you see, I pan up and he’s at the front of my car and I just started reversing and he held on for dear life.” Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton with the Surrey Police Service when people see the video, they will understand why the suspect is facing so many charges.

Claims (10 extracted, 3 hedged)

A 37-year-old man is facing charges after an alleged assault at Redwood Park in South Surrey on Wednesday. asserted
man → face → Wednesday
Local photographer Robin Nuber captured video of the incident, which began just before 5 p.m. Surrey police say the suspect allegedly drove his Jeep Wrangler into the victim’s Ford pick up truck. uncertain
suspect → capture → truck
The victim then attempted to run away and the suspect, allegedly armed with a knife, chased him. uncertain
suspect → attempt → him
The driver who took the video was able to help the victim until officers arrived. asserted
officers → take → victim
“In that moment, I’m filming, I’m reversing my car and I’m trying to unlock my car and all in that same moment, he opens my door,” Nuber told Global News. asserted
Nuber → film → News
“I probably could have given him another minute to get in, but as you see, I pan up and he’s at the front of my car and I just started reversing and he held on for dear life.” Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton with the Surrey Police Service when people see the video, they will understand why the suspect is facing so many charges. uncertain
suspect → give → charges
“Certainly you can hear in the voice of the individual in the video that there is some significant concern around what that person sees unfolding in front of them,” he said. asserted
he → hear → them
“That’s not something you come across every day driving around a park in South Surrey.” asserted
you → ’ → Surrey
Richard Mark James Evoy is facing charges including assault with a weapon and criminal harassment. asserted
Evoy → face → weapon
Police believe the suspect and victim know each other. asserted
suspect → believe → other
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