Kelowna Law Courts

• Brazen baseball bat attack lands Kelowna man 601 days more in prison

  This high-profile assault followed another incident from New Year's Day 2010, when Young was accused of running over and dragging a man named Joel Reimer to his death.

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  Jul 15, 2024
  
• Fraudster helped pave path to homelessness and criminality for victim: BCSC says

  'This is a young man who has suffered his entire life from the ravages of drug addition, physical and psychological abuse, institutional racism and neglect,' a Kelowna judge said.

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  Jun 25, 2024
  
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• Kelowna woman ordered to pay $1M in restitution for defrauding employer

  A Kelowna woman was sent to prison Wednesday and ordered to pay $1 million for defrauding her employer, according ot the BC Prosecution Service.

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  May 16, 2024
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• Kelowna man admits he killed his roommate

  A Kelowna man admitted Tuesday during the fourth week of his murder trial that he killed his roommate nearly three years ago.

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  Mar 26, 2024
• Pandemic stress cause of Okanagan Skaha school district fraud, court hears

  A longtime employee at the Okanagan Skaha school district pleaded guilty to stealing more than $5,000 from his employer, but managed to dodge a criminal record and prison.

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  Mar 20, 2024
• Escalating tensions among roommates led to fatal Kelowna altercation: Crown counsel

  Lorence Williams was being evicted from his home in May 2021, when an increasingly fraught relationship with his roommates turned fatal, a jury was told Monday.

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  Mar 4, 2024
• Trial of woman charged in grisly murder adjourned as she fires lawyer

  A Kelowna woman charged with second-degree murder and castration of her former friend is in search of new legal counsel, the BC Prosecution Service said.

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  Nov 10, 2023
• Prominent man in Kelowna equestrian community arrested for sexual assault

   A man being described by RCMP as a prominent member of Kelowna's equestrian community has been arrested in the wake of allegations of sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

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  Nov 8, 2023
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• Kelowna, B.C. Royal Bank robber receives four-year sentence for 2020 incident

  Metcalfe, who has since enrolled in school and is working toward being a plumber, pleaded guilty to the charge and saved the court the time needed for a trial. 

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  Oct 4, 2023
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• No jail time for RCMP officer who dragged, stepped on B.C. student during wellness check

  The Kelowna cop who assaulted a UBC Okanagan nursing student in mental distress was sentenced on Monday. The case made national headlines when video footage was shared.

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  Aug 28, 2023