Amber Alert suspect appears in P.A. court
The man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young girl made his first appearance this morning in Prince Albert Provincial Court.
Jarrod John Charles, 19, allegedly approached an eight-year-old girl who was playing alone on the playground outside Ecole Vickers Public School Tuesday afternoon. Security footage captured images of a suspect, allegedly Charles, talking to the girl before grabbing her, placing her in the backseat of his car and driving away.
The girl was reported missing almost immediately after her abduction, and a massive police manhunt began. The Amber Alert system was activated as Prince Albert Police scoured the city and surrounding areas for Charles.
Roughly six hours after the initial abduction, police announced the little girl had been found safely, but Charles was still at large. The manhunt, now province-wide, continued for another hour-and-a-half before police reported they had their man.