Ninth Commandment
2005-03-05 03:19:30 UTC
Cops seek duo in Bandidos torture case
CARY CASTAGNA, SUN MEDIA
WINNIPEG -- Police are looking for two more suspects in an abduction
and torture case that is linked to the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle
club. Billy Joe Ducharme, 22, and John Adam Curwin, 22, are wanted for
a violent incident early last month in the city's west end that left a
20-year-old man with severe injuries.
Although two alleged members of Winnipeg's probationary Bandidos
chapter have already been arrested in the case, police weren't saying
whether the two fugitives are also tied to the criminal organization.
"To say that they're associated to them (the Bandidos) would be
improper. We don't know if they are," police spokesman Const. Bob
Johnson said.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Feb. 8, a 20-year-old man was run off the road
and forced into a snowbank. The victim was dragged from his vehicle by
several males known to him, beaten and taken to an undisclosed
Winnipeg address, where he was held captive for several hours and
tortured, police said.
The victim was treated in hospital for extensive injuries - including
reportedly having a finger cut off - but has since been released.
Ron Charles Burling, 34, was arrested Feb. 10, while Jason Llewellyn
Michel, 25, was arrested Feb. 15 in Calgary. Both men, believed to be
probationary Bandidos members, are charged with aggravated assault and
abduction.
Ducharme appeared in court on Dec. 8 where he was convicted of assault
in connection with domestic violence charges, court records show. He
was sentenced to time already served.
Last April 15, Curwin was convicted of break, enter and theft, theft
under $5,000 and assault with a weapon. He was sentenced to six months
in custody and one year of supervised probation.
He is scheduled to appear in court on March 29.
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As well pictures of Durchame and Curwin can be located at
http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/press/2005/03mar/2005_03_01.htm
CARY CASTAGNA, SUN MEDIA
WINNIPEG -- Police are looking for two more suspects in an abduction
and torture case that is linked to the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle
club. Billy Joe Ducharme, 22, and John Adam Curwin, 22, are wanted for
a violent incident early last month in the city's west end that left a
20-year-old man with severe injuries.
Although two alleged members of Winnipeg's probationary Bandidos
chapter have already been arrested in the case, police weren't saying
whether the two fugitives are also tied to the criminal organization.
"To say that they're associated to them (the Bandidos) would be
improper. We don't know if they are," police spokesman Const. Bob
Johnson said.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Feb. 8, a 20-year-old man was run off the road
and forced into a snowbank. The victim was dragged from his vehicle by
several males known to him, beaten and taken to an undisclosed
Winnipeg address, where he was held captive for several hours and
tortured, police said.
The victim was treated in hospital for extensive injuries - including
reportedly having a finger cut off - but has since been released.
Ron Charles Burling, 34, was arrested Feb. 10, while Jason Llewellyn
Michel, 25, was arrested Feb. 15 in Calgary. Both men, believed to be
probationary Bandidos members, are charged with aggravated assault and
abduction.
Ducharme appeared in court on Dec. 8 where he was convicted of assault
in connection with domestic violence charges, court records show. He
was sentenced to time already served.
Last April 15, Curwin was convicted of break, enter and theft, theft
under $5,000 and assault with a weapon. He was sentenced to six months
in custody and one year of supervised probation.
He is scheduled to appear in court on March 29.
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As well pictures of Durchame and Curwin can be located at
http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/press/2005/03mar/2005_03_01.htm