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Time served, but probation and driving ban for man who fled from police while stoned
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (365+ words) A 28-year-old man who was stoned when he fled from Quesnel RCMP while at the wheel of an allegedly stolen vehicle last year was sentenced March 17 to time served. Kyle Fredrick Ford pleaded guilty to the May 20, 2025, offences of impaired…...
Almost a year left in jail for man guilty of weapons offences
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (468+ words) A 45-year-old man was sentenced to another 359 days in jail by a Prince George Provincial Court judge on March 18 for possessing a shotgun in 2024 and removing his electronic monitoring device last fall. Micheal John Fulton was arrested March 8, 2024, at the…...
Guilty pleas for drug trafficking, uttering threats
1+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) Guilty pleas were entered in Prince George Provincial Court on March 13 by a man who was charged after incidents in September 2024 and December 2025. Chase Joseph Riley Cardinal, 33, appeared before Judge Charles Hutchinson and pleaded guilty to trafficking in a controlled…...
Two people charged after extensive drug investigation
3+ week, 3+ day ago (352+ words) Police in Prince George say two people have been arrested and charged following a lengthy drug trafficking investigation that spanned nearly three years. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, officers with the Prince George RCMP Street Crew Unit, assisted…...
Tossing firearm into trashcan ends with man's conviction
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (174+ words) A 37-year-old man who dumped a gun in a garbage can after fleeing from Prince George RCMP pleaded guilty Feb. 19 in Prince George Provincial Court. Ryan David McGibbon was charged with 10 counts, but pleaded guilty before Judge Cassandra Malfair to…...
RCMP holding career information event for potential recruits
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (153+ words) Prince George RCMP will host a career information session next month for anyone interested in joining the national police force. The session is scheduled for Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at the Prince George RCMP detachment, 455 Victoria St. Attendees will hear directly…...
Another 12 months probation for woman who breached previous probation sentence
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (260+ words) A 33-year-old Prince George woman who pleaded guilty to assault almost a year ago broke the conditions of her suspended sentence. Jennifer Lynn Patrick had been charged with a Sept. 6, 2022 assault on a security guard and police officer. She pleaded…...
Family dispute boils over, results in probation
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) A 46-year-old man who left an angry phone message for a relative will be on probation for two years after pleading guilty to one of three charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. In Prince George Provincial…...
Time served and two years' probation for crime spree
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (392+ words) A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty July 28 in Prince George Provincial Court to interfering with lawful enjoyment of property, theft of a snowblower and assaulting a peace officer late last year. Jacob Johan Vanderminne had been charged with break and enter…...
One year probation in assault case
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) A BC Supreme Court judge sentenced a Prince George man on June 26 to a conditional discharge and 12 months probation for grabbing and shaking another adult during a verbal argument. Michel Bouchard, 55, pleaded guilty to assault, which took place between Nov....