Accused in N.B. Amber Alert case appears in court
The suspect in the recent Amber Alert case made his first appearance at North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.
Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, of North Battleford who in custody is facing charges including: abduction, unlawful confinement, abandoning a child, dangerous operation of a vehicle, theft of a vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, evading police, driving while disqualified and failing to comply with a probation order.
The charges relate to an Amber Alert on Sept. 16 as well as two other vehicle thefts on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20.
According to the RCMP’s prior report, the six-year-old girl was in her mother’s SUV when it was stolen from outside a strip mall at about 5 p.m., Sept. 16.