Jason Rochard Zoet, a known offender, breached his court ordered conditions.
A coordinated, multi-unit project saw Prince George RCMP arrest a violent offender twice in the first week of September.
On Sept. 2 Prince George RCMP began the investigation into a possible breach of conditions by this known offender.
During the course of the investigation, the offense was confirmed and the man, identified as Jason Rochard Zoet, was arrested and held in custody until he could attend court. Zoet was subsequently given a release order and returned to the community.
With concern for public safety in mind, a multi-unit team was created, consisting of police officers from the general investigative section, sex-crimes unit and street crew unit.
The investigators used a variety of strategies to monitor if Zoet was breaching his conditions, Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP, said.
On Sept. 6 the team located Zoet once again breaching his court ordered conditions.
Police officers arrested Jason Zoet and held him in custody until he could attend court.
The B.C. Prosecution Service approved the following charges in these matters:
- Fail to comply with probation x 3
- Fail to comply with release order x 2
- Indecent Act
Jason Zoet will remain in custody until his next court appearance. These matters remain under investigation.
If you have any information about this or any other criminal offence, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477 or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca (English only). You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers. If you provide information that leads to an arrest or recovery of stolen property, you could be eligible for a cash reward.
Consider registering your home or business surveillance system with the City of Prince George’s CCTV registry. For more information, visit the City of Prince George website at www.princegeorge.ca/cctv (English only).
