Prince George, B.C. – The trial of a Prince George man,  facing  several  counts of  possession of stolen property and trafficking  property obtained  by crime, has  ended in a mistrial.

The trial  of Jeremy Kostyshyn  was to start today and  was scheduled to  continue through to Friday.

This afternoon, the provincial court Judge hearing the case, Dan Weatherley,  declared a mistrial when  he learned one of the witnesses in the case  is a personal friend.

Kostyshyn is accused of being involved in thefts  of stolen property  in excess of $200 thousand dollars.

During the investigation , police had recovered two jet boats, a skid steer tractor and a mini excavator.

The trial will be  rescheduled, but the date has not yet been  confirmed.

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