A man accused of a sexual assault following a break-in at a Nanoose Bay home in late July has been recaptured after he provided police with a false name.
Following the incident on July 30th, 27-year-old Quinten Anthony Meyer was arrested and was later released with a scheduled court date as charges had not been laid at the time.
During further investigation, investigators discovered Meyer had provided a false name to police upon his arrest, leading to the additional charge of obstruction of a police officer.
It is believed he provided police with his brother’s identity.
The incident began at around 5:15 a.m., RCMP were called to a home on Morello Road area for a report of a break-in and sexual assault at a residence.
According to unconfirmed sources, when Meyer broke into the home, he struck a woman inside the residence over the head before attempting to sexual assault her. It’s unclear what occurred after that.
Meyer was charged with break and enter, sexual assault, assault with a weapon and obstruction of a police officer.
At the time, RCMP were unclear where Meyer fled to but police said he had family connections on Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and Calgary.
On October 20th, 82 days after tricking police, Meyer was arrested in Steinbach, Manitoba.
Police say arrangements are being made to return him to British Columbia to appear in court in relation to the July 2022 charges.
