News Items tag as: Kelowna court 2020

Okanagan property dispute lands B.C. man on receiving end of judge's ire
January 03, 2021 - 8:00 AM

A B.C. man who boasted he's been involved in more than 50 court cases took his latest legal challenge too far annoying the judge enough to say he would have to pay for his "warrantless allegations of fraud and dishonesty."
Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail
December 21, 2020 - 11:40 AM

Robert Riley Saunders was granted bail by B.C. Provincial Court judge Monica McParland in Kelowna last week. Bail was set at $50,000.
Former Kelowna social worker's court case delayed by COVID-19 quarantine
December 10, 2020 - 10:52 AM

A disgraced former social worker in Kelowna will remain in custody in Alberta until the new year.
Life in prison without parole for 25 years for Penticton man who shot, killed four people
October 15, 2020 - 4:36 PM

John Brittain will spend a life sentence behind bars, with no prospect of parole until he is 92 years old.
Tapped on the brakes and sped off: RCMP officer recalls recent chase with prolific Kelowna offender
October 14, 2020 - 2:39 PM

A Kelowna man who has become notorious for high-speed police chases tapped on his brakes once Sept. 23, 2019 and within a minute sped into his next crash, the court heard today Oct. 14.
Man who killed partner on Okanagan weekend getaway to be sentenced
September 14, 2020 - 1:49 PM

The Surrey man who killed his longtime girlfriend while on a weekend getaway to the Okanagan could learn today how long he will be behind bars.
'We need answers:' Family of Lake Country woman protest at Kelowna courthouse
September 14, 2020 - 10:59 AM

Arlene Westervelt’s family gathered on the steps of the Kelowna Law Courts today to demand answers as to why the man who was charged with her murder is not standing trial.
Central Okanagan Mountie faces trial in 2021 for sex assault
August 29, 2020 - 4:33 PM

An officer in the B.C. RCMP's Southeast District will be going to trial next year for one count of sexual assault.
Victims of 2018 Kelowna arson still suffering from random attack
August 26, 2020 - 10:11 AM

David Yerema suffered burns to his leg and ankle, missed three weeks of work and still has scars and discomfort from the morning a drunk man shattered the peace of his home in a random and fiery attack.
Judge rules West Kelowna rapist may remain in public despite threatening to kill a woman, kidnap her son
August 25, 2020 - 10:05 AM

A West Kelowna man sentenced to five years in jail for a violent rape will remain out of custody pending an appeal, even though he recently threatened to kill someone and kidnap their child.
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