The charge count against a group of four individuals who allegedly committed thefts in and around Athabasca County for more than seven years has risen to 108, according to crown prosecutor J. Morrison.
Each of the accused in the group arrested May 28 in the Forfar area has a myriad of charges against them and is being detained at the Edmonton Remand Centre. They appeared in Athabasca Provincial Court via CCTV June 4.
Kevin Dwayne Stubley, 37; Travis Neil Faragher, 27; Joshua Alan Holmes, 28; and M. Kinsella-Fortin, 38, face one count each of possession of stolen property over $5,000, an indictable offence that, if found guilty, could land each of them in jail for up to 10 years.
They also each face multiple counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, an indictable offence carrying a prison sentence of up to two years in jail.
Faragher is charged with breach of probation and failure to comply with condition of undertaking or recognizance.
Other charges against the group include unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless use of a firearm and possession of a restricted or loaded firearm with ammunition, which could carry a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
Additional related offences include possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized.
The accused also face charges of possession of a break-in instruments ìsuitable for the purpose of breaking into any place, motor vehicle, vault or safe under circumstances that give rise to a reasonable inference that the instrument has been used or is or was intended to be used for such a purpose,î according to section 351 (1) of the Criminal Code.
That offence is also punishable under summary conviction or a jail term up to 10 years.
The accused respective legal councils need more time to prepare and were granted a one-week adjournment by Judge Vaughn Myers until June 10.
