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Arson suspect in CrossRoads fire pleads not guilty

Sep 24, 2025 | 4:13 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The suspect in the arson at CrossRoads Brewing on September 5, 2025 has pleaded not guilty.

Fifty-seven-year-old Richard Titchener made the plea Wednesday in Prince George Provincial Court.

Titchener also elected to be tried by a Supreme Court judge sitting without a jury. He also proceeded by way of a consent committal, which means his matter will be transferred to Supreme Court for trial without a preliminary inquiry in provincial court.

The first appearance in Supreme Court will be on October 14, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.