Search for attempted murder suspect ends in false alarm at Fort St. John residence

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A large police presence was spotted at a residence close to Mathew’s Park on Monday, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Staff Sergeant Scott Watson with the Fort St. John RCMP said an officer believed they saw attempted murder suspect, Jesse Ray Stevens, driving a vehicle. The man was then seen pulling into a driveway and heading inside a house near Mathew’s Park.

“We basically set up a containment on the residence and called the people out, and it turns out it was not that guy,” Watson said.

Stevens is still wanted for attempted murder as well as breaking and entering and committing an indictable offence.

Anyone with information about Stevens or his location is asked to contact the Dawson Creek RCMP detachment at 250-784-3700.

Stevens was previously wanted by Fort St. John police in 2021 for aggravated assault before turning himself in.