On the 21st of January, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nass Valley, Canada reported that they had retrieved a 16-foot jet skiff that had been reported stolen from the Unuk River area about 60 miles north of Ketchikan.

RCMP in Klincolinth, British Columbia conducted a photo lineup with witnesses that had seen 46-year-old John Peter Ollivier operating the water craft. Witnesses positively identified Ollivier as the operator and sole occupant of the skiff. Ollivier left the Klincolinth area shortly after arriving there avoiding the RCMP. Kincolinth is just across the border from the southeast panhandle.

Alaska State Troopers from Ketchikan traveled to the Unuk River area on January 28th aboard the P/V Enforcer, to find that several of the cabins in the area had been broken into. Troopers suspect that Ollivier may be responsible for those break-ins. Armed with the witness information from the line-up in Canada, troopers were able to obtain a $5,000 extraditable arrest warrant from Ketchikan District Court for Theft II.

Following leads, the RCMP began looking in Terrence, British Columbia after they discovered that Ollivier had gotten a ride there. There investigation found that Ollivier had left the community on foot, hitchhiking down the highway towards Vancouver after attempting to board a plane from Terrance and being refused.

Alert Canadian Border Agents observed suspicious activity in a truck at the Nelway land crossing in British Columbia. Agents investigated and confirmed the identity of the passenger in the truck and arrested Ollivier. The agents turned Ollivier over to U.S. authorities and Ollivier was transported to the Whatcom County Jail in Bellingham.

As of today, Ollivier is still isted as an occupant of the jail and is awaiting extradition.

Ollivier has listed many different cities as his residence in the past. He claimed residency in Oldtown, Idaho, Astoria, Oregon, and various cities in Washington State. He has also lived in Juneau, Petersburg and Copper Center in Alaska.