A man considered armed and dangerous was arrested early Wednesday morning, ending a more-than 12-hour manhunt in which police closed off access to as many as 100 homes in the Quinson neighbourhood.
Robert Lee Milligan, 30, was arrested at about 3:30 a.m., Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said, when members of the North District RCMP emergency response team found him in a home near Dezell Drive and Patterson Street.
"Firearms were located in the residence and Milligan was in possession of a quantity of illicit drugs at the time of his arrest," Douglass said.
Milligan was wanted by police on a number of serious offences stemming from an April 3 incident in the 1400 block of Jarvis Street. He was considered armed and dangerous and with "an extensive history of violence and unpredictability with both the public and the police."
Crown counsel had approved charges of uttering threats, pointing a firearm, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a firearm while knowingly unlicenced and possession of a firearm while prohibited in relation to that incident but Milligan had not yet been apprehended.
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, an area stretching from Quinn Street to Dezell and from Ogilvie Street to Hammond Avenue was closed off, encompassing about 100 homes. As well, some homes close to the one where Milligan was found were evacuated.
By 10 p.m. the perimeter was reduced to about 50 homes but the remaining residents were not allowed into their homes until Milligan had been apprehended.
Prince George RCMP victim services coordinator Krista Levar said her office was put on alert in the evening but ended up having to help only one family find a hotel room with the rest reportedly finding accommodation on their own.
Despite the inconvenience, Douglass said those affected were generally cooperative.
"There were very few that showed frustration," he said. "Most were maybe disappointed, they'd love to be in their own beds, but they understood."
Despite the inconvenience and the fact that evacuees were largely left on their own to search for a place to spend the night, Douglass said those affected were generally cooperative.
"There were very few that showed frustration," he said. "Most were maybe disappointed, they'd love to be in their own beds, but they understood."
Milligan remained in custody on Wednesday.
