First charges laid against Stanley Cup rioters
Posted November 30, 2011 2:07 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – More than 60 charges have been laid against 25 people suspected of taking part in the Stanley Cup riot. Vancouver police say they’re in the midst of finalizing the next batch of charges to be forwarded to the Crown in the coming weeks.
Inspector Les Yeo, who heads up the Integrated Riot Investigation Team says, “We are very encouraged by the approval of these 61 charges and we will continue to work closely with the special prosecution team as even more charges are expected in the coming days and weeks.”
On October 31st, the VPD recommended 163 charges against 60 individuals. “We are now another step closer to holding suspected rioters accountable for their actions on June 15th,” remarked Inspector Yeo.
As for what happened to the rest of the suspected rioters, Neil Mackenzie with the Crown’s office says they’re still going through the evidence.
“We have not made a no-charge decision in relation to the other files. Those files are still being reviewed.”
Each file on each rioter is about 500 pages long; that’s part of the reason why it’s taken this long.
Mackenzie says they’re still sifting through that evidence.
“The Crown has to obviously be satisfied that the available evidence establishes not only the larger picture but also the narrower picture relating to each individual accused.”
Police are calling this the first batch and promise more charges will be recommended in the coming weeks.
One of the businesses that was ransacked was Blenz Coffee on West Georgia.
President George Moen says he’s been waiting for this day for a long time. “Like everybody else we’ve been waiting for this to work its way through the judicial system and we’re pleased that we’re now starting to see the beginning of the results.”
Moen will be at the courthouse to get a look at the people accused of trashing the downtown core. He says business is finally back to normal, but the coffee shop took a pretty big financial hit.
Here is a list of the 25 suspects charged:
Emmanuel Alviar, 20 of Surrey – 2 counts mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Oliver Burke, 28 of Vancouver – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Sean Burkett, 18 of Surrey – 2 counts mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Matthew Cottrell, 23 of North Vancouver – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Richard Dorosh, 18 of Surrey – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Connor Epp, 20 of Maple Ridge – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Kristjan Johanson, 20 of Vancouver – 2 counts break and enter, 3 counts mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Kelly Johnson, 20 of Surrey – 2 counts mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Lincoln Kennedy Williams, 21 of Delta – 1 count arson, 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Spencer Kirkwood, 25 of Vancouver – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Timothy Kwon, 30 of Burnaby – 1 count arson, 1 count participating in a riot
Sophie Laboissonniere, 20 of Richmond – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Anthony Larsen, 18 of Surrey – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Matthew Lennox, 24 of Vancouver – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Nigel Li, 19 of Vancouver – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Dylan Long, 19 of Surrey – 1 count break and enter, 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Mobeen Mohammed, 33 of Surrey – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Alexander Peepre, 20 of Vancouver – 1 count assault, 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Alexander Pennington, 21 of Burnaby – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Jeff Post, 20, of Maple Ridge – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Alicia Price, 22 of Surrey – 1 count arson, 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Robert Snelgrove, 25 of Vancouver – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
Jerry Wernicke, 28 of Vancouver – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
Jensen White, 21 of Seattle – 1 count mischief, 1 count participating in a riot
There is also one young offender from Surrey whose name has been withheld – 1 count break and enter, 1 count participating in a riot
