RCMP announced on Wednesday that no charges would be laid after investigating an abduction complaint.
RCMP previously said a woman who had possibly been abducted was located on Monday.
The search for Bruch, 30, started on the weekend when the RCMP said they received information from the Regina Police Service just before midnight Saturday that an abduction had possibly occurred.
Regina police said a friend of Stephanie Bruch, 30, contacted them after receiving a concerning message on Facebook. Police have not released what was said in the message.
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The suspect was identified by police as Baht, 29.
A search was started for him and the vehicle he was believed to be driving by officers from multiple RCMP detachments in Melville, Wynyard, Fort Qu’Appelle, and Punnichy and the Saskatoon police air support unit.
The vehicle was found abandoned by the air support unit in a field near Ituna just before 3:40 p.m. Sunday. Bruch and Baht were not located, police said.
Prior to that, Melville RCMP said they received a report at 3:17 p.m. that a man, who they believe was Baht, had approached a female outside her home in Melville.
He was going through her vehicle and police said a short conversation happened before the man got into an older white or light grey small truck with a small quad or ATV in the box and headed south.
The RMCP added that the white/grey truck is not believed to be related to this investigation and police are no longer searching for it.
Baht was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large, RCMP said. He was arrested on Monday in connection with this warrant and is still in custody. Regina police will be continuing with this separate investigation.
– with files from Kelly Skjerven
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