A third man involved in the shooting of an RCMP officer near Onanole last summer has entered guilty pleas for his role in the crimes that led up to the shooting.

Delaney Houle pleaded guilty in Brandon provincial court yesterday morning to unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of a weapon obtained through the commission of a crime and two counts of break and enter.

Houle was one of four men arrested following the shooting that left an RCMP officer seriously injured. Cpl. Graeme Kingdon was shot after he and his partner were called to a report of a break-in.

Houle and Therae Racette-Beaulieu, the man who admitted to the shooting, were arrested the next morning at the home of a local couple, who they asked for a ride.

Therae Racette-Beaulieu is serving a 15-year prison sentence for attempted murder, as well as three years for the crimes that led up to the incident. He is also facing charges after a stabbing at the Brandon Correctional Centre.

Houle has been out on bail since October. He had only one prior conviction for failing to comply with the conditions of a court order.

Tommy Beaulieu, another one of the four men charged, pleaded guilty last month. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, one count of breaking and entering to steal firearms, and one count of robbery.

The fourth man, Shane Beaulieu, has yet to enter pleas and is expected back in court in October.

Houle and Tommy Beaulieu are due to be sentenced in Minnedosa at a later date.