murraysovereign Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 From Nov 14 issue of the "Squamish Chief" newspaper: "Formal charges are now being processed against six Squamish residents in connection with this summer’s July long weekend attack on three American campers at Kinsmen Campground. Jason McKinney, Jack Shillito, Cory Braumberger, Nikki Dawe and Kevin Goodwin are all charged in connection with the incident which received widespread attention from media outlets in B.C. and Washington State. A sixth suspect was charged, but cannot be named because the rules of the Youth Justice Act prohibit publication of the 16-year-old male’s identity. According to Cpl. Dave Ritchie of the Squamish RCMP, the sixth suspect did not appear for his first appearance and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The five adults identified by police range in age from 18 to 21. The group of accused individuals faces charges that range from causing a disturbance to assault. First court appearances were made on Nov. 5 at the provincial courthouse in North Vancouver. Ritchie said a seventh suspect might be charged in the future. “We are discussing with Crown whether or not this individual will be charged,” he said. Ritchie said the seventh person is under the age of 18 so if charges are laid, the individual’s name will not be made public. After appearing on Nov. 5, the group had their case set over to Nov. 26. The only exceptions were for Goodwin, 21, and the 16-year-old who was charged but did not appear at court on Nov.5. According to the North Vancouver courthouse, Goodwin did not appear on Nov. 5 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Ritchie said that as of late Thursday (Nov. 13) morning, the local RCMP were not in possession of a warrant for Goodwin’s arrest in connection with the July long weekend incident. “We do have a warrant for Goodwin on an unrelated matter,” Ritchie said. Ritchie believes the Remembrance Day long weekend may have delayed the delivery of the warrant as the North Vancouver courthouse sends warrant information in its original form to the Squamish RCMP through the postal system. The six people charged in connection with the incident are accused of roughing up three Washington State visitors. Jeremy Dahl, Shannon Scott and Jay Barklay came to Squamish to climb the Smoke Bluffs. Their visit was well publicized when they came forward with a story of violence and disrespect that caught the attention of reporters from up and down the West Coast. They said that a group of young people trashed their camp area, damaged their car and kicked and punched Barklay." Quote
JayB Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Nice. Always get their violent delinquents, those mounties. Quote
slothrop Posted November 15, 2003 Posted November 15, 2003 Great news! who beat up unarmed visitors. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted November 15, 2003 Posted November 15, 2003 well, it's nice to know that they're not going to get away with what they did. Quote
catbirdseat Posted November 16, 2003 Posted November 16, 2003 Let's hear it for the Mounties . They always get their man. Quote
Thinker Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 catbirdseat said: Let's hear it for the Mounties . They always get their man. I narrowly escaped some of those Mounties once at one of their singles outings. YIKES!!! from what I've seen, cc.com girls are much cuter, overall. Back on the subject at hand, I'm glad they got that mess sorted out up there. Sounds like the local govt has taken a few of the steps necessary to make the place safer. Now if they can just work on the car clout problem. Quote
snoboy Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 Thinker said:YIKES!!! from what I've seen, cc.com girls are much cuter, overall. You obviously haven't met all the local (Squamish) mounties then. Quote
murraysovereign Posted November 17, 2003 Author Posted November 17, 2003 snoboy said: Thinker said:YIKES!!! from what I've seen, cc.com girls are much cuter, overall. You obviously haven't met all the local (Squamish) mounties then. Snoboy beat me to it, but I'm going to reiterate - we've got a pretty good-looking Detachment here. That may explain some of the delinquincy problems here, with teenaged males trying to get busted on purpose, maybe even frisked And as for the car security issues, the Council, RCMP, and a number of concerned individuals are going to be meeting soon to plan some sort of counter-attack. It will probably involve three or four different initiatives, and we hope to have everything in place in time for next Spring. And just so you all know, there were a number of RCMP "Sting" operations in various parking lots over the past summer, but no-one took the bait. They're going to keep trying, though, 'cause they want to nail these bastards as badly as any of us do. Quote
Thinker Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 My attempt at subtle humor has escaped the Canadians, and most likely everyone else, too. It was a play on CBS's (the award winning Mountaineer of the year) use of the word Mountie, and my past experience at a Seattle Mountaineers singles event/hike. I have no doubt that the local Squamish Mounties have a few hotties on staff...I look forward to seeing them at the coffee shop some rainy day. Quote
specialed Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 None of this would have been necessary if the American who got the shit kicked out of him by a couple teenagers wasn't such a pussy. Quote
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