National

Wanted B.C. man tracked down by police in Mexico, now in B.C. jail

The Canadian Press , 18 Aug, 2014 08:54 PM

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-area man wanted by police for allegedly playing a role in the deaths of two associates of the notorious Bacon brothers is behind bars in British Columbia after his arrest in Mexico.

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Cory Vallee was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico, last Wednesday, escorted back to B.C., and appeared in court on Monday where he was remanded in custody.

The RCMP announced in 2011 that Vallee had been charged with conspiracy to murder the Bacons and their associates and with first-degree murder for the deaths of Jonathan Barber and Kevin LeClair.

Barber was killed in hail of gunfire in May 2008 as he drove a vehicle owned by one of the Bacon brothers through Burnaby, B.C., and LeClair died the following February during a daytime shooting at a shopping centre in the small Fraser Valley community of Walnut Grove.

Jamie Bacon is in jail awaiting trial on murder and conspiracy charges, while brother Jarrod is in prison for his part in a drug conspiracy. Jonathan Bacon was gunned down in Kelowna in August 2011.

Pound says Vallee is expected to make his next court appearance on Thursday.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Ottawa earmarks $5 million for Iraq aid, half going to 'Trusted Partners'

OTTAWA - Canada is bolstering its contribution to humanitarian aid in Iraq as the United States carries out air strikes against Islamic militants in the north of the country.

Ottawa earmarks $5 million for Iraq aid, half going to 'Trusted Partners'

Quebec municipal workers dress down, sticker vehicles over proposed pension reforms

MONTREAL - The funky pants and sticker-plastered city vehicles are just the beginning as workers and the province draw battle lines over a proposed reform of municipal pensions.

Quebec municipal workers dress down, sticker vehicles over proposed pension reforms

Japanese fishing boat swept away in 2011 tsunami disaster finds new life in B.C.

KLEMTU, B.C. - A Japanese fishing vessel believed to be cast adrift in the 2011 tsunami disaster will soon find a new life as a tour boat exploring British Columbia's shores.

Japanese fishing boat swept away in 2011 tsunami disaster finds new life in B.C.

B.C. authorities pumping water from lake to prevent second tailings washout

LIKELY, B.C. - Engineers are working to lower the danger level as they pump water from a British Columbia lake clogged with debris after a mine tailings pond burst in the Cariboo region last week.

B.C. authorities pumping water from lake to prevent second tailings washout

Sam Hughes, Canada's minister of militia in 1914 was bombastic, eccentric

OTTAWA - Sir Sam Hughes, Canada's minister of militia at the start of the First World War, was a bombastic bigot who despised Roman Catholics, French Canadians and professional military officers.