**Editors note: This story has been amended to not identify the specific residence where the arrest took place.**
A man wanted Canada-wide for three counts of attempted murder was arrested in an area of Rutland that the Kelowna RCMP have become all too familiar with lately.
Local Mounties and the RCMP’s Southeast District Emergency Response Team descended upon the residence in the 300 block of Mallach Road on Tuesday evening.
Officers were in that area last week for a sizeable drug bust, but were notified on Tuesday that this wanted man was next door.
The RCMP established an area of containment around the home and moved in to make an arrest once the emergency response team arrived.
“The suspect, 30-year-old Adrian Eppinger, was taken into custody without incident,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy.
“He has been brought before the courts and will be returned to Ontario as soon as possible.”
Eppinger was wanted out of Sudbury, Ont. for three counts of attempted murder, along with extortion, criminal harassment and assault with a weapon.
No further information is being released at this time.
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