Smithers RCMP and the North District Regional General Investigations Unit continue to investigate the assault and forcible confinement of a female after she was held against her will in a transport truck. The victim was rescued after she reached out for help through a text message to her friend.
North District 911 operators and Smithers RCMP were able to locate the suspect and his victim after their cell phones were pinged and they were able to identify the transport truck he was driving.
Smithers RCMP arrested 24 year old Robert Fagg of Williams Lake B.C. Fagg has been charged with Assault, Uttering Threats, and Forcible Confinement against the 26 year old victim.
While in court today Fagg was also charged with assault, forcible confinement and uttering threats against another female stemming from several incidents which occurred in Williams Lake late last year.