A Central Alberta man wanted on numerous charges, including fraud, forgery and failing to attend court, made his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday after being arrested in B.C.
Warrants were issued last fall for the arrest of Dathaniel “Nathan” Weir, 34, after he failed to show up for his trial on a variety of charges laid in Rimbey during 2009.
Now in custody at Red Deer Remand Centre, Weir faces additional charges of fraud over $5,000, forgery over $5,000 and uttering false documents in relation to events involving the Royal Bank of Canada in Red Deer in December 2009.
Police records tracing Weir’s activities indicate that he has lived at numerous addresses in Central Alberta since the initial charges were laid, including Sundre, Lacombe, Red Deer, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Eckville, Clearwater County and Red Deer County, said Cpl. Kathe DeHeer, media liaison for the Red Deer City RCMP.
He also has addresses in High River, and Merritt, B.C., said DeHeer.
Weir remains in custody pending his next court appearance, set for Aug. 1, when he is to enter pleas on the new charges and apply for release.