Adam Kargus

• Family of murdered inmate ‘devastated’ after EMDC staff trial leads to acquittal, mistrial

  A jury acquitted former operations manager Stephen Jurkus but couldn't make a decision about his co-accused, former correctional officer Leslie Lonsbary.

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  Feb 6, 2019
  
• Despite juror delay, trial of former EMDC staffers gets underway at London courthouse

  Proceedings were delayed for several hours early on after three jury members requested to be excused from the trial.

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  Jan 15, 2019
  
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• Jury selected, trial of former Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre staff to begin Tuesday in London

  The trial will begin Tuesday at a London courthouse after jury selection wrapped up late Monday afternoon. 

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  Jan 14, 2019
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• Trial of former EMDC staffers to proceed following Supreme Court ruling

  Canada's top court dismissed a leave to appeal a judgment made by Ontario's Court of Appeal that ordered the trial of the two men to proceed.

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  Dec 7, 2018
• Rally outside London jail demands better care for Ontario’s inmates

  About 50 people gathered outside the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre on Sunday, motivated by the loved ones they've lost inside.

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  Jun 4, 2018
• Jail guards to stand trial for alleged role in death of Ontario inmate

  The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Crown, finding there was "no unreasonable delay" in the guards' case and ordering a trial to proceed.

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  May 28, 2018
• Inmates at London jail sue province after witnessing gruesome killing

  Six inmates have filed a lawsuit against the province, claiming they're suffering lasting psychological trauma after being forced to witness a murder while locked in their cells.

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  Dec 3, 2017
• ‘I forgive you,’ Adam Kargus’s mom confronts killer before he’s sentenced to life in prison

  Anthony George was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years, following an emotional day in a London courtroom.

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  Oct 6, 2017
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• Sentencing today in beating death of Adam Kargus

  Judge to hand down sentence for man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2013 beating death of inmate in London jail.

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  Oct 6, 2017
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• Anthony George pleads guilty to second-degree murder in death of EMDC inmate Adam Kargus

  The guilty plea comes nearly four years after Kargus' death at the troubled London jail.

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  Sep 26, 2017