Home Invasions – Kurtis SCOUTEN Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Thu Feb 13 05:54:47 MST 2025

(KINGSTON, ON) – A Kingston resident has now been charged in connection with home invasions in Kingston and on Wolfe Island.



A joint investigation by the Kingston Police, the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and OPP Criminal Investigation Branch began in October 2024.

On August 22, 2024, Leeds County OPP officers responded to a home on Road 96 on Wolfe Island, where the residents had been assaulted. Then, on September 23, 2024, Kingston Police responded to a home invasion in the Frontenac Street and Brock Street area. During the two incidents, one person suffered life-threatening injuries, and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

On February 11, 2025, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Lasalle Boulevard, in the east end of Kingston. One person was arrested.

Kurtis SCOUTEN, age 29, has been charged jointly under the Criminal Code by the Kingston Police and OPP with:

Assault with a weapon – section 267 – three counts
Assault – section 266
Aggravated assault – section 268
Use an imitation firearm to commit an indictable offence – section 85(2)(a) – two counts
Break and enter to commit an indictable offence – section 348(1)(b) – two counts
Wearing a mask or disguise to commit an indictable offence – section 351(2) – two counts
The accused was remanded into custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston again on February 19, 2025.

The investigation by the Kingston Police and OPP is continuing.