A Kelowna, B.C. man with a lengthy criminal record dating back to the late ’90s appeared in court Thursday, for his most recent alleged offence.
Forty-two-year-old George Nicolas Young appeared in Supreme Court Thursday morning, on a charge of aggravated assault. He is said to have assaulted Tyler Tadeka back in August of 2021, in the latest of a long string of criminal offences.
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The most notable of which, occurring in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2010. On that occasion, Young dragged Joel Reimer half a kilometre underneath his vehicle, while according to court testimony during the 2011 trial, witnesses could be heard screaming for him to stop.
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The victim succumbed to his injuries, and Young was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for criminal negligence causing death and fleeing the scene of a crime.
Young’s history includes multiple violent crimes, including assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, assault of a peace officer and assault causing bodily harm.
The trial is scheduled to resume on Friday.
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