RCMP news release from RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk: On November 24th the Vernon RCMP laid six charges of robbery against Kipp WAECHTER of Vernon. On Wed November 25th he appeared in court and was remanded in custody until Nov 30th for his next court appearance. This afternoon Provincial Crown Counsel of Vernon has advised the Vernon Detachment that they have entered a Stay of Proceedings against all of the robbery charges that have been laid against the accused as they felt the evidence presented to them didn't meet the requirements for charge approval. In the Province of BC it is Crown Counsel that has the final approval on charges being laid on cases presented before the courts.
A Stay of Proceedings means that the case can be represented to the courts if more evidence is presented in the case. The police officers of the Vernon/North Okanagan Detachment want the public to know that they are continuing to work diligently on this case gathering evidence to represent the details to Crown. The suspect in the case still has outstanding warrant issues to deal with however there is a good likelihood that he will be released from Kamloops Regional Correction Center and could possibly return to the Vernon area.
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