Charges Laid In Summer Stand-off Near Vanderhoof

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 02:34 PM

Prince George, B.C. - Charges have now been laid in connection with a two-day manhunt this past August that began with shots fired at RCMP in Fraser Lake, included a hostage-taking, and ended with the suspect being arrested in the woods near Vanderhoof.

21-year-old Richard Zagwyn made his first court appearance in Surrey, B.C. to face a total of 23 charges -- the most serious being robbery, kidnapping using a firearm, and six counts relating to discharging a firearm with intent to wound, endanger life and prevent arrest. He's been remanded in custody until his next appearance on March 10th.

RCMP Spokesperson, Constable Annie Linteau, says the charges stem from a series of incidents that occurred late last August, beginning when a vehicle failed to stop for police in Fraser Lake. Linteau says when officers located the vehicle in a ditch a short distance away, the driver fired shots at them before fleeing into the woods.

Linteau says the area was immediately cordoned off and RCMP resources from across the province were called in. By the following evening, she says, "Police obtained information that the suspect had left the Fraser Lake area, (and) was now in a wooded area near Vanderhoof with a hostage. Emergency Response Teams were called in and there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and police."

The following morning, the male hostage was located as he walked out of the woods on the Stoney Reserve near Vanderhoof. ERT officers arrested the suspect without incident less than one hour later.

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Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 02:34 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: acrider54 on January 23 2008 4:58 PM

He'll be let off.

Posted by: Harbinger on January 23 2008 6:15 PM

23 charges? Wow! Maybe his lawyers will doctor it down to two and he might get open custody. Ain't the law grand?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on January 23 2008 6:23 PM

maybe his mom didn't understand him?

Posted by: Chester on January 23 2008 8:42 PM

Justice will be served by how we have allowed justice to be served. Don't like how things have been going? Better take a stand to let those making the decisions know how you feel and think how these folks should be handled. Better to stand out than to fit in. Don't you think it's about time? Chester

Posted by: redneck on January 23 2008 8:43 PM

For sure his mom didn't understand him.His only friend was a dog named spike

Posted by: Andyfreeze on January 24 2008 9:44 AM

I agree Chester.
We need to change the way we elect our politicians.
We need to spend more time and be more aware, on what they support and don't support.
We need to pay attention to the real issues.
Justice is a big one, and we do need to pay attention as much as anything.
It IS out of control!
For me,if you have a mamby pamby attitude towards actully doing something with these losers,then you will NOT get my vote.
The guy who has the guts to stand up and say enough is enough,now we fix it,and actually mean it,will probably get elected for life!
But then,I guess I am dreaming! We already know there is not a pair of jewels between them,and they keep proving that to us!
Oh wait...that is because we just don't understand, they tell us!
Guess that's why it is called politics!
That's just another nice word for bulls**t!