Suspect in Plaster Rock assaults arrested
RCMP issued alert last month that Yves Leopold Levesques, 36, was wanted on warrant
A Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska man about whom the RCMP issued an alert last month on suspicion of serious assaults in Plaster Rock has been arrested and charged in court, the Mounties report.
The RCMP’s Perth-Andover detachment issued a news release Nov. 18 about Yves Levesques, 36, of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, noting he was wanted on a warrant of arrest for assault causing bodily harm.
The warrant stemmed from a number of alleged assaults last month in McLaughlin, near Plaster Rock, it said.
“He is known to police and is considered to be violent,” the release said. “He should not be approached by members of the public.”
In an update posted New Year’s Eve, the RCMP reported Levesques was found Dec. 22 and arrested.
“On Dec. 23, 2024, he appeared in Woodstock provincial court and was charged with two counts of break and enter, two counts of mischief [property damage] under $5,000, assault with a weapon, threats to property, theft under $5,000, assault causing bodily harm [and] threats,” the updated release said.
Levesques was remanded during that court appearance last week, the Mounties said, and he’s scheduled to be back before a judge Jan. 16.
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