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Hearings scheduled for four suspects after February arrests

Four people arrested in February as part of a group of five have their next court hearings near the end of May.

Close-up image of a Fort St. John RCMP pick up truck.
Four people arrested in February as part of a group of five have their next court hearings near the end of May. (Spencer Hall, Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — New hearings have been scheduled for the four people still facing charges in relation to a group of arrests made by the Fort St. John RCMP in February.

The incident saw five people arrested as part of an operation to recover a truck which had been reported stolen. All charges against one of those individuals have since been dropped.

The remaining four – Barbara Reno, Jakob Sherwood, Jack Capot-Blanc and Gavin Davis – have the dates for their next hearings set, according to Court Services Online.

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Sherwood, who faces charges of robbery, aggravated assault and possession of stolen property, has an arraignment hearing scheduled for May 26th for all three charges. 

Reno, who has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and possession of stolen property, also has her next hearing scheduled for that day.

Capot Blanc, who faces charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, using an imitation firearm to commit an indictable offence, robbery, aggravated assault, possession of stolen property and breaching a probation order, will also be in court on May 26th for a hearing regarding a judicial interim release.

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Davis’s hearing for a judicial interim release is last on the docket, scheduled for May 29th. Davis has been charged with possession of stolen property, robbery, aggravated assault, breaching a release order, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and two counts of using an imitation firearm to commit an indictable offence.

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Steve Berard

Steve Berard is a General Reporter for Energeticcity.ca. Before bringing his talents to Fort St. John, Steve started his career as a journalist in his hometown in Ontario. He graduated from Algonquin College in the summer of 2021 after finishing the school’s Radio Broadcasting program a few months early. When he’s not working, he’s watching sports or documentaries, reading a comic book or fantasy novel, or talking himself out of adopting another dog.

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