One male is in custody following an investigation for an alleged home invasion and robbery that occurred last summer.
According to the Estevan Police Service, the incident occurred on Aug. 13, 2019, when officers were dispatched to a residence located in south Estevan. Upon arrival, officers located a victim in distress.
Police believed the victim was assaulted and a robbery had occurred. No injuries were reported to police at that time, and officers determined the suspect had fled the area upon their arrival.
The victim and witnesses were not co-operative at the time of the incident and police were unable to proceed with charges.
The EPS believed this was an isolated incident in which the suspect and victim knew each other. Both the victim and the suspect are known to police, and the EPS believed the incident occurred as a result of a drug debt.
Investigators from the Drug and Intelligence Unit recently obtained new information regarding the incident which enabled members to continue the investigation.
On Jan. 9, officers attended a residence located in south Estevan. An Estevan man was taken into custody without incident. At the time, he was on release conditions related to drug trafficking, including not to possess a mobile phone and computer.
Police located such devices and seized those items.
Bradley Reginald Eide, 53, of Estevan has been charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada: break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, robbery, assault and failing to comply with a recognizance.
Eide was remanded into custody on Jan. 10.
The charges have not been proven in court.
