An Alberta man with a Canada-wide warrant who fled to the Okanagan was found and arrested in Kelowna on Wednesday, June 4.
Earlier in the day, the Kelowna RCMP received a call from the Calgary Police Service, who asked for assistance in finding and arresting 26-year-old Charles Boughton, who has 14 charges. They believed Boughton was in the Okanagan.
RCMP used what they call "investigative tools" and determined Boughton was associated with a residence in the 3700-block of Lakeshore Road.
Officers immediately conducted surveillance on the home. Around 4 p.m., Boughton was located returning to the residence and was arrested without incident.
At the time of his arrest, he had 14 outstanding Canada-wide warrants:
- Possession of stolen property under $5,000;
- Proceeds of Crime;
- Careless storage of a firearm x2;
- Possession of a restricted firearm x2;
- Possession of a loaded firearm x2;
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x6;
- Production of/manufacturing of controlled drugs.
鈥淭his was an excellent example of collaboration between the Kelowna RCMP and our partners at the Calgary Police Service,鈥� said Cpl. Guillaume Tanguay with the Kelowna RCMP Proactive Enforcement Unit. 鈥淭his was a very well executed multi-jurisdictional arrest and we commend our officers who acted swiftly to mitigate any concerns for public safety during the arrest.鈥�
Boughton remains in custody.
