Grande Prairie RCMP arrest suspect in Prince George weekend stabbing

Jan 25, 2021 | 3:23 PM

RCMP in Grande Prairie have arrested a suspect in a weekend stabbing in Prince George, B.C.

Cst. Jennifer Cooper with the Prince George RCMP says police found a man suffering from stab wounds shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday in the basement of a residence on the 1100 block of Vancouver Street in the B.C. community.

“Police in Grande Prairie apprehended the suspect, now identified as 28-year-old Jacob Johan Vanderminne, at 2 p.m. MST on Sunday, Jan.24,” said Cooper.

“Jacob Vanderminne’s arrest would not have been possible so quickly without information provided to police from the public.”