Date: Monday, February 3, 2023
File: 23-2150
Victoria, BC –Jericho Labonte, who was wanted on BC-wide warrants and was the subject of a VicPD public safety notification was arrested in the United States after being rescued by the US Coast Guard from an allegedly stolen boat off the coast of Oregon on February 3.
Labonte faces recommended charges in the US as well as his outstanding charges here in BC. He remains in US custody at this time.
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