Overview
- Winnipeg police arrested 35-year-old Jesse Robert Shawn Wheatland on Nov. 18 after a Major Crimes Unit investigation.
- Investigators link 22 incidents between June 11 and Nov. 18 to the case, spanning commercial and public sites across the city.
- Targets included the constituency offices of MLAs Nahanni Fontaine (1763 Main St.) and Bernadette Smith (804 Selkirk Ave.), as well as restaurants and entertainment venues.
- Wheatland is charged with Arson with Disregard for Human Life, 13 counts of Arson Causing Damage to Property, multiple mischief counts, and several break-and-enter offences.
- Police report fires, vandalism, and forced entry with no injuries, and they have not indicated a political motive as the investigation continues.