Security guard, bystander restrained suspect after Kelowna assault, RCMP say
![Kelowna Central Park A sign at Kelowna's Central Park shopping centre is seen in this image from a GWL Realty Advisors listing. (gwlraleasing.com)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/3/26/kelowna-central-park-1-6823736-1711498333236.jpg)
A 49-year-old man has been charged with assault, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after an incident in Kelowna Monday night.
Police were called to a business in the 1500 block of Banks Road shortly after 10 p.m. for a report of a man "waving a knife around trying to attack a security guard," Kelowna RCMP said in a news release.
There are several businesses on that block, which is home to the Central Park shopping centre. Police did not specify which business they were called to attend.
When they arrived, officers found the suspect restrained by a security guard and a bystander. Police said the man had been asked to leave, then "became aggressive and spit in the face of the security guard."
The guard attempted to arrest the man, who pulled out a knife and threatened to use it, police said.
Mounties did not name the suspect, describing him only as a 49-year-old from the West Kelowna area.
Online court records associated with the police file identify the accused as Jonathan Roesler.
He appeared in court Tuesday for a bail hearing and was released from custody on conditions, according to RCMP. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday morning.
“This individual’s actions are concerning and police recommended he be held in custody to deter similar actions from occurring," said Cpl. Michael Gauthier in the release.
"Fortunately, the security guard and other bystander were not injured during this act of violence. Our office will continue to work with the BC Prosecution Service to ensure police did everything possible to maintain safety for our community.”
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6977053.1721909931!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
'Sick to my stomach': People grieve Jasper National Park by sharing favourite photos
As an out-of-control wildfire roared through Alberta’s famed Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday, many are fearing the worst as officials warned of 'significant loss' within the area.
LIVE UPDATES 'Hopefully it's better than what we're thinking': Jasper wildfire damage details anxiously awaited
Officials are waiting to learn Thursday morning the extent of wildfire damage in the Jasper townsite of Jasper National Park, which flames began to eat away at the night before.
Canadian women's soccer team staffer given suspended prison sentence over drone incident, prosecutor says
A Canada women's soccer team staffer has been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence after flying a drone to film the closed-door training session of the New Zealand team on Monday, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Sale of envoy's NYC condo 'expected to exceed' $9M: government
The current official residence for Canada's representative in New York City is 'being readied for sale,' according to a spokesperson from Global Affairs Canada.
Jasper wildfire burns buildings, while poor air quality forces some fire crews out
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta's request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday.
'I'm so broke': Two Toronto women speak out after losing $76,000 in romance scam
Two women from the Toronto area are speaking out after losing thousands of dollars to a romance scam, including a single mother who lost $62,000.
Barrie-Innisfil MPP 'blacked-out' and crashed car into window of child care centre
Staff at a Barrie child care centre say they are frustrated by what they call a local MPP's inadequate response after a car crashed through a window in one of the toddler rooms.
Loblaw to settle class action over bread price-fixing for $500 million
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500 million to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme.
EXCLUSIVE One address, 76 foreign currency dealers: Inside Canada's money service business 'clusters'
An IJF and CTV News investigation has found dozens of cases across Canada where multiple money services businesses (MSBs) are incorporated at the same address, sometimes without the knowledge or consent of the location's actual occupant. One money laundering expert calls it an 'abuse of the system.'