Conditional sentence for man who harboured stolen Scat Rat car parts on property
The 18-month conditional sentence proposed for a man who hid parts of a customized, stolen race car on his property appropriately reflects his level of involvement, a Queen’s Bench judge ruled Monday....
View ArticleLawyers argue over whether witnesses were 'unsavoury' at Petrin murder trial
The Crown’s theory that Joshua Dylan Petrin was the drug boss of an Alberta criminal organization when he ordered a gang hit that resulted in the fatal shooting of Saskatoon woman Lorry Santos relies...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced for marijuana trafficking connected to Project Forseti
Two men who were associated with — but not members of — the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club have been sentenced in connection with one of the largest drug investigations in Saskatoon’s history. Project...
View ArticleShawn Rhode designated long-term offender, gets six years for child porn crimes
A repeat child pornography offender recently convicted of more offences, including manipulating a photo to create a sexualized image of himself with a young girl, has been designated a long-term...
View Article'The dogs were the weapon:' Man who sicced dogs on canine officer found...
A provincial court judge has ruled that a Saskatoon man used his three dogs as weapons when he sicced them on a canine officer and the officer’s dog. As he struggled with the police dog, named Kato,...
View ArticleAnthony Quattrocchi accused of strangling roommate, jury trial hears
During a 911 call played in a Saskatoon courtroom on Monday, Benjamin Green’s employer told police he was worried about Green’s well-being after the 38-year-old failed to show up for work. The caller...
View ArticleFirst-degree murder trial hears from officer who found body in freezer
A first-degree murder trial in Saskatoon heard testimony on Tuesday from an officer who was investigating the disappearance of Benjamin Green, and from the officer who found Green’s body in a freezer...
View ArticleMan admits choking woman over alleged stolen wallet
**Warning: graphic content. An early-morning meeting that began with consensual sex between Chancey Brent Heiser and a female sex worker in Saskatoon ended in violence, causing the woman to run into a...
View ArticleRoommate murder trial views crime scene evidence
Investigators who collected evidence from the home where Benjamin Green’s body was found in Saskatoon testified that a black cord was wrapped around the victim’s neck. Photos from the scene were...
View ArticlePolice officers testify at Compassion Club preliminary hearing
The preliminary hearing for three people who were charged after police raided the Saskatchewan Compassion Club — a medical marijuana dispensary operating in downtown Saskatoon — began Thursday in...
View Article'I didn't want him to get hurt; I just wanted to get high:" Quattrocchi tells...
On the night Benjamin Green returned home from an Alberta wedding in the summer of 2014, he was hit in the legs with a baseball bat, forced to tape up his own legs and thrown into a basement — all so...
View ArticleMan who shot at police, sister during standoff was trying to commit suicide:...
Saskatoon police officers showed “remarkable restraint” by not firing at Kevin John Levandoski while he repeatedly shot at police and his sister during a standoff on Coppermine Crescent, the Crown said...
View ArticleKellie Johnson, Saskatoon mother charged with murdering five-year-old son,...
Kellie Dawn Johnson was in the midst of a psychotic episode when she killed her five-year-old son and therefore is not criminally responsible for her actions, a Saskatoon judge ruled. Although Johnson,...
View ArticleJoseph 'David' Caissie, man accused of killing Carol King, denied bail
A Saskatoon judge has denied bail to a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Carol King, near Herschel, Sask. Joseph “David” Caissie was charged this summer with first-degree murder in the death of...
View Article'He tried to rape me:' man gets five years for random home invasion
A Saskatoon judge ordered a five-year penitentiary sentence for a man who attacked a woman during a random home invasion, leaving her severely traumatized. “He tried to rape me,” court heard the woman...
View ArticleKevin Levandoski, man who fired shots at Saskatoon police and sister, gets...
A man who drunkenly smashed a beer bottle over his sister’s head during an argument, pulled out a gun when she threatened to call police and shot at her and tactical officers during a standoff in...
View ArticleCharges stayed against lawyer accused of telling client to breach conditions
Four breach-related charges have been stayed against a Saskatoon lawyer who was scheduled to stand trial this month for allegedly encouraging his client to breach his court-ordered conditions. Dean...
View ArticleQuattrocchi murder trial enters into hearing in jury's absence
The jury at the Anthony John Quattrocchi murder trial in Saskatoon has been excluded from the courtroom as the trial entered into a separate hearing last week. Anything that takes place while the jury...
View ArticleMen charged in Project Forseti sentenced for marijuana trafficking operation
Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a marijuana trafficking ring led by a member of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club in Saskatoon. John Louis Joseph Fekete is a probationary member of the...
View Article'I am half a person because of this crime': Emotional impact statements heard...
Ferdinand Santos fondly remembers spending afternoons in the sunshine, laughing with his wife and best friend. Those memories are all he has left after she was killed “at the hands of a soulless...
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