Oil collapse led to man losing it all
A rig driller once owned his own home in Kamloops, but lost everything when the price of oil collapsed, his defence lawyer said Tuesday. Glen Currie, 41, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to illegal...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Accused said he heard nothing as wife slipped into lake
A former New Zealand politician charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife became visibly agitated in a Kamloops courtroom on Thursday as a prosecutor repeatedly drilled...
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Beckett murder trial: Crown says accused drowned his wife
BECKETT AND LETTS A former New Zealand politician accused of drowning his Canadian wife while on a B.C. vacation more than five years ago angrily stood his ground on Tuesday as a Crown prosecutor...
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Unsigned will is the focus of court petition
Jann Bailey The will of the late executive director of the Kamloops Art Gallery could be the subject of a landmark decision in B.C. A Kamloops lawyer is asking the B.C. Supreme Court to determine...
View ArticleThief on two wheels no match for father’s determination
A thief who stole a kid’s BMX from a backyard and was tracked down by the boy’s father was spared jail Friday by a provincial court judge in Kamloops. Christian Richard pleaded guilty to possession of...
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Beckett murder trial: Defence witness describes ‘lovebirds’
BECKETT AND LETTS The final defence witness for a former New Zealand politician accused of drowning his Canadian wife while on a B.C. vacation in 2010 described the couple on Monday as “lovebirds”...
View ArticleCrown to appeal sentence handed to cocaine-ring operator
The Crown will appeal a decision by a B.C. Supreme Court justice not to send to jail the operator of a city cocaine ring. Prosecutor John Walker confirmed the federal Crown will appeal the February...
View ArticleRapper sang a threat to ex, jail for him is next
An aspiring hip-hop artist who posted a threatening and profanity-laced song on YouTube — which included the lyric “this rap is going to incriminate” — was sentenced yesterday to 30 days in jail. Colin...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Defence cites ‘witch hunt,’ Crown says lies point to guilt
Shelter Bay in Upper Arrow Lake near Revelstoke is where Laura Letts-Beckett drowned on Aug. 18, 2010. Her husband, Peter Beckett, is charged with first-degree murder. The Crown and defence completed...
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Beckett murder trial: What the jury did not know
BECKETT AND LETTS A Maori war dance, an endorsement of Donald Trump and a claim the victim predicted her own murder by drowning. These are some of the moments the jury in the murder trial of Peter...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: From childhood to death, a friend stands by
Wendy Breitkreuz travelled from Alberta to Kamloops to attend every day of the three-month murder trial of Peter Beckett. Breitkreuz was friends with Laura Letts-Beckett since childhood. Peter Beckett...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Jurors enter fourth day of deliberations
The jury box in Courtroom 5D at the Kamloops Law Courts, where Peter Beckett’s jury listened to evidence from 51 witnesses between January and April. (KTW file photo) The 12-person B.C. Supreme Court...
View ArticleCharter challenge in fatal houseboat crash convictions
A speedboat driven by Leon Reinbrecht landed inside a houseboat piloted by Ken Brown, with the July 3, 2010, collision killing Brown. In October 2015, Reinbrecht was convicted of criminal negligence...
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Judge may urge jurors in murder trial to come to a resolution
BECKETT AND LETTS Six days after deliberations began, the judge presiding over the B.C. Supreme Court jury trial of a former New Zealand politician accused of murdering his Canadian wife may urge...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Jury says it’s hung; judge urges the 12 to keep trying...
The judge presiding over the first-degree murder trial of a former New Zealand politician has told a 12-person jury to keep trying to reach a unanimous verdict after jurors passed a note to the court...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Mistrial as jury cannot reach unanimous verdict; new...
After a trial spanning four months and deliberations over seven days, the jury tasked with deciding the fate of a former New Zealand politician accused of drowning his wife in a B.C. lake could not...
View ArticleTaking last brew leads to brouhaha
A Kamloops man who broke into the home of an acquaintance to steal the last beer out of his fridge will avoid jail. Instead, Douglas Jackson will spend the next 18 months on probation and pay more than...
View ArticleBeckett murder trial: Alternate juror not surprised with hung jury
An excused alternate juror who sat through all of the evidence and closing submissions of the first-degree murder trial of a former New Zealand politician isn’t surprised the jury couldn’t reach a...
View ArticleCourt rules Métis, non-status Indians are federal responsibility
The texts and emails starting arriving early Thursday for Jeannie Cardinal, thanks to a group of jurists in Ottawa who confirmed the federal government has a responsibility for Métis and non-status...
View ArticleJudge to decide on Charter challenge in fatal houseboat crash conviction
Houseboat owner Ken Brown was killed on July 3, 2010, when a speedboat driven by Leon Reinbrecht crashed into Brown’s vessel. KTW file photo At least some of the delay in the trial of a man convicted...
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