Kelowna Court 2020

Central Okanagan Mountie faces trial in 2021 for sex assault
An officer in the B.C. RCMP's Southeast District will be going to trial next year…
Okanagan property dispute lands B.C. man on receiving end of judge’s ire
A B.C. man who boasted he's been involved in more than 50 court cases took…

Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail
Robert Riley Saunders was granted bail by B.C. Provincial Court judge Monica McParland in Kelowna…

Former Kelowna social worker’s court case delayed by COVID-19 quarantine
A disgraced former social worker in Kelowna will remain in custody in Alberta until the…

Life in prison without parole for 25 years for Penticton man who shot, killed four people
John Brittain will spend a life sentence behind bars, with no prospect of parole until…

Tapped on the brakes and sped off: RCMP officer recalls recent chase with prolific Kelowna offender
A Kelowna man who has become notorious for high-speed police chases tapped on his brakes…

Alleged Kelowna hamster torturer returns to court today
The Kelowna man who is accused of torturing three hamsters will be back in court…

Man who killed partner on Okanagan weekend getaway to be sentenced
The Surrey man who killed his longtime girlfriend while on a weekend getaway to the…

‘We need answers:’ Family of Lake Country woman protest at Kelowna courthouse
Arlene Westervelt’s family gathered on the steps of the Kelowna Law Courts today to demand answers…

Victims of 2018 Kelowna arson still suffering from random attack
David Yerema suffered burns to his leg and ankle, missed three weeks of work and…

Judge rules West Kelowna rapist may remain in public despite threatening to kill a woman, kidnap her son
A West Kelowna man sentenced to five years in jail for a violent rape will…
Kelowna winery voyeurism case to end with guilty plea
The Kelowna man alleged to have invaded the privacy of Summerhill winery employees by setting…

UPDATE: For helping a killer escape, husband of cold case Vernon murder victim gets two more years in prison
For his role in protecting the man who he believed brutally murdered his wife 33…

Trial date set for prolific Kelowna offender with propensity for police chases
A Kelowna man who has become notorious for high-speed police chases will be on trial…

‘Call 911’ West Kelowna crime victim said
Covered in blood and laying on the floor of the West Kelowna Best Western hotel…