Kelowna RCMP have arrested a 26-year-old Calgary man wanted across Canada on 14 serious charges.Charles Boughton was taken into custody on June 4 after Calgary Police alerted Kelowna officers that he had fled Alberta and was believed to be in the Okanagan region. Investigators quickly linked him to a home on the 3700 block of Lakeshore Rd. in Kelowna, where surveillance was set up.Boughton was arrested without incident around 4:00 p.m. as he returned to the residence..He faces a wide range of charges, including possession of stolen property under $5000, proceeds of crime, careless storage of a firearm (2 counts), possession of a restricted firearm (2 counts), possession of a loaded firearm (2 counts), possession for the purpose of trafficking (6 counts), and production or manufacturing of controlled drugs.“This was an excellent example of collaboration between the Kelowna RCMP and our partners at the Calgary Police Service,” said Cpl. Guillaume Tanguay of the Kelowna RCMP Proactive Enforcement Unit.“This was a very well executed multi-jurisdictional arrest and we commend our officers who acted swiftly to mitigate any concerns for public safety during the arrest.”Boughton remains in custody.
