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Saskatchewan prosecutors seek forfeiture of truck belonging to Mountie killer
Prosecutors say the blue 1986 GMC 1500 was used in the 2006 shootout that killed two RCMP constables and wounded a third.
- Prosecutors filed an application for the forfeiture of a 1986 GMC 1500 truck belonging to 61-year-old Curtis Dagenais, who is imprisoned for killing two Saskatchewan Mounties 20 years ago. A court hearing on the vehicle's fate is scheduled for today.
- In July 2006, Dagenais was in his GMC truck near Spiritwood, 175 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, when officers attempted an arrest. The encounter triggered a police chase on country roads that ended in a deadly shootout.
- A 2009 jury convicted Dagenais of the first-degree murders of constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages. He also received a conviction for the attempted murder of a third Mountie.
- The Crown maintained at trial that Dagenais surprised the Mounties with gunfire and lied in court. Dagenais claimed he grabbed a rifle from under his truck seat and returned fire only to save his own life.
- With Dagenais serving a sentence for the killings, the upcoming forfeiture hearing marks the latest legal action stemming from the 2006 incident. The Crown seeks to seize the vehicle permanently, concluding a process two decades after the tragedy.
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Saskatchewan prosecutors seek forfeiture of truck belonging to Mountie killer
SASKATOON - A man in prison for killing two Saskatchewan Mounties 20 years ago is set to have a court hearing today over the fate of his pickup truck.
·Toronto, Canada
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