Kamloops man accused of multiple offences to seek bail next week

Jan 3, 2019 | 1:31 PM

KAMLOOPS — A man charged with several offences in connection to the execution of a search warrant downtown last month will stay behind bars — at least until next week.

Charles Gerald Patrick, 62, is one of two suspects in the case, and he’s facing charges of possessing a prohibited weapon, possessing ammunition for the purposes of committing an offence, and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

This is in connection to a lengthy, nearly year-long investigation by Kamloops RCMP.

Patrick is set to seek bail in the case on Jan. 7. Court documents show Patrick spent the holidays behind bars, after he had been wanted by police for weeks.

Police began their investigation into Patrick and 35-year-old Cameron Cole last January, when officers attended a home on Badger Drive in Dallas for a report of a home invasion.

Officers executed a search warrant on the home and found several firearms, bomb-making materials, a quantity of cash and narcotics inside. Another search was conducted at a home in Westsyde days later. Both homes were allegedly used by Cole.

Cole is facing a lengthy list of charges, several of them involving firearms.