B.C. man facing assault, weapons charges after home invasion

The RCMP logo is seen during a news conference in St. John's on June 24, 2023. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

A British Columbia man is facing a raft of charges after Mounties responded to a break-and-enter in progress over the weekend in the province’s Interior.

Police were called to a home in Malakwa, northeast of Sicamous, early in the morning hours of Jan. 18, after a man armed with a weapon broke into the home and got into a confrontation with the residents inside, according to the local RCMP detachment.

A statement Wednesday from the Sicamous RCMP identified the suspect as Kraig Bergson.

Court records show Bergson, born in 1984, was charged with assault with a weapon, breaking and entering, disguising his face to commit an offence, breaching an undertaking and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose following the incident.

At the time of the break-in, Bergson was already awaiting trial on several other charges, including assault with a weapon, mischief and attempting to obstruct justice.

He was also bound by a court-ordered recognizance for one count of assault causing bodily harm after an incident in July 2022.

“We are proud of our officers' great response to this very dynamic situation and that we were able get Bergson into custody,” B.C. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Urano said in the statement.

“We are working to support the victims at this time.”