Vermilion RCMP have charged an individual after they were found to be breaching their release conditions.
On Dec. 29, 2024, the Vermilion RCMP detachment conducted a curfew check and found the individual to be breaching.
On Jan. 4, the individual was located and taken into custody. Further investigation located a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.
As a result of the investigation, Christian Ruston, a 30-year-old resident of the County of Vermilion River has been charged with: Two counts of failing to comply with release order and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
Ruston was taken before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody. His next court date is in Lloydminster, Jan. 14, at the Alberta Court of Justice.
RCMP say this is one of the ways they hold people accountable to their release conditions.
“Condition compliance checks are one of the initiatives we use locally that allow offenders to be held accountable to their release conditions.” said Sgt. Corey Buckingham, Vermilion RCMP Detachment commander. “This is a good example of proactive police work with the intention of increasing public safety.”
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