Surrey man facing charges following Robbery at downtown Hotel…

PRINCE GEORGE, BC: A Surrey man is facing charges after robbing a local business on Sunday…

Shortly before 1:00 AM on Sunday, March 20, 2022, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a robbery at a hotel in downtown Prince George.

The male suspect was reported to have demanded money from the staff and threatened to harm them, before fleeing from the hotel on foot.

Officers immediately attended the area and located the suspect near the corner of 3rd Avenue and George Street. He was subsequently arrested.

In relation to this incident, the BC Prosecution Service has approved the following Criminal Code charges against 28 year-old Jonathan Scott JACOBS of Surrey:

– Robbery
– Failure to comply with a release order

JACOBS was remanded in custody and his next scheduled court appearance is on April 5, 2022.

If you have any information about this serious Criminal offence or any other, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477 or online at http://www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca