Bonavista — Bonavista man charged with multiple additional offences involving break and enter and thefts

Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Twenty-nine-year-old Ryan Keats of Bonavista is facing multiple additional charges following an investigation by Bonavista RCMP into a break and enter and multiple thefts of liquor in the community.

In the early hours of September 9, 2023, Keats was arrested in relation to multiple breaches of his court-imposed release conditions imposed just days prior, including a requirement to be on a curfew and to leave Bonavista within 24 hours of his release from custody on September 6, 2023. He was charged with five counts of Breach of a Judicial Release Order.

In addition, an investigation by Bonavista RCMP into a break and enter at a local restaurant and two thefts from convenience stores resulted in the following charges:

  • Break and Enter
  • Theft under $5000 (two counts)
  • Possession of property obtained by crime
  • Possession of a break-in instrument
  • Mischief – damage to property
  • Public Mischief
  • Breach of Judicial Release Order (three counts)

Keats was remanded into custody to appear in court on September 11, 2023 in Clarenville.

Background: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2023/bonavista-rcmp-investigates-rash-thefts-vehicles-man-arrested-and-charged