Compliance check sends adds new charges to Vermilion River County man

A compliance check saw a Vermilion River County man found breaching conditions and in possession of drugs.

On Dec. 29, 2024, Vermilion RCMP Detachment conducted a curfew check and found the individual, 30-year-old Christian Ruston, to be breaching. 

He was then found on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 and taken into custody, where police said they found an undisclosed quantity of suspected meth.

As a result of this investigation, Ruston has been charged with the following offences:

• Fail to comply with release order (x2)
• Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking

He was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 14, 2025 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Lloydminster, Alta.

“Condition compliance checks are one of the initiatives we use locally that allow offenders to be held accountable to their release conditions,” said Sgt. Corey Buckingham, Vermilion RCMP Detachment Commander.

“This is a good example of proactive police work with the intention of increasing public safety.”

If you have any information regarding criminal activity within the area of Vermilion, please call the Vermilion RCMP at 780-853-5781. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.