A man who has been charged with breaking and entering into two different residences during the Fort McMurray evacuation has been given bail by a judge who said that the case against 19 year old Jeffery Stodola is not strong at all and that there are other suspects since police only had a quick glimpse of the individual who was committing the crime. Stadola was charged by police with two separate counts of breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence. The allegations by police are that Jeffery kicked in the front door on two homes on May 6, 2016, both of which were located on Waniandy Way. This was three days after Fort McMurray was evacuated and people were supposed to leave.

During the hearing for the breaking and entering charges against Stodola after the Fort McMurray evacuation provincial court Judge Michael Allen ordered the 19 year old to be released on a no cash surety bond in the amount of $10,000, and the judge set several conditions of the bond. One of the conditions outlines was that the teen was not allowed in Fort McMurray with the exception of appearances in court. Judge Allen also pointed out the weaknesses in the case against Stodola, with the allegations stemming from the fact that an individual ran from police officers, and that a police dog was called who tracked the suspect back to Stodola’s home. According to Bryson McDonald, the Fort McMurray Crown prosecutor, “Reasonable people don’t run from police.”