Returning to the scene of the crime landed two Edmonton men in cells, charged with copper theft and meth possession
The two men appeared in Estevan provincial court on Jan. 15 facing charges of theft of bundles of copper from SaskPower and possession of methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth.
On the morning of Jan. 11, Fillmore RCMP received a complaint of a break and enter to a SaskPower location in Stoughton. A large amount of copper wire was stolen from that location.
Fillmore RCMP received a second complaint later in the day, in which rolls of copper wire had been located at a rural property near Stoughton. While officers from Fillmore Detachment were investigating at the location where the wire was recovered, two males returned to the scene. These individuals were taken into custody and subsequently charged with break and enter and theft.
Further search revealed a quantity of a substance believed to be crystal meth.
Bradley Borden William Hess, 33, and Cody Lee Sangster, 32, were in custody on Jan. 15 in court. Hess faced an additional charge of breach of a probation order from Nov. 1 from the provincial court of Alberta.
Defence attorney Joelle Graham asked for a bail verification report for Hess. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance, to be held Jan. 23 in Weyburn. The shift in court point is due to Stoughton falling under the Weyburn court area.
Sangster was released with the consent of the Crown on a recognizance of $1,000 cash deposit. In addition to standard release clauses of keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, Judge Lane Wiegers effectively banished Sangster from the province of Saskatchewan except for court appearances. He is also not to attend SaskPower locations. Sangster is to appear in Weyburn provincial court on Feb. 6. He was given 72 hours to get out of the province.
