A man Sarnia police tracked down with help from the public amid a social media campaign will be back in court Friday after being remanded into custody Thursday, a decision that visibly upset him.
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Police said Wednesday on the platforms Facebook and X they were seeking information on where Tyson Wilde was and added the hashtags #WantedWednesday and #CommunityCrimeUnit. They issued two photos and said Wilde, 32, was wanted for stealing from local Shoppers Drug Marts.
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They described him as fair-skinned with a thin build and usually wearing a mustache. They included two photos of Wilde that appear to be taken from retail store video surveillance systems.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Sarnia police Const. Uriah Dodge or the local Crime Stoppers. In an update issued Thursday morning, police posted a “located” banner over the photos and thanked the public for their help in finding him.
Wilde, who now has seven sets of outstanding charges, many for theft, appeared in bail court later Thursday, where all of his cases were adjourned to Friday. He became upset as he was led out of the courtroom by security.
In 2013, Wilde was sentenced to 45 days in jail for a variety of offenses including assaulting a Sarnia court security guard by kicking them in the knee and possession of stolen property.
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