Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 31, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press May 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Bruce Owen 6977292 camera recorded officers punch Eakin threatened to kill court told by David Konhaus a police officer threatened to kill a Man he had already slugged several times after handcuffing a court of Queens Bench jury was told the allegation was made during the crowns opening statement in the trial of Grant Butch the vet eran police officer is charged with assault causing bodily prosecutor John Scurf held said jurors will hear that Eakin punched and kicked Takiwo while the two men were alone behind District 6 station on Pembina the accused told him he could kill him right said adding that Gumas hands were cuffed behind his Back at the the trial is expected to last 10 Days and hear from 10 a Stocky Man with a shaved sat next in his team of three lawyers during the opening a few police officers were in the Scurfield said jurors will View photographs of the Man and see a videotape in which Eakin delivers a the prosecutor told the court that the incident began with a routine complaint Dver loud music at a fort Garry apart Pierit in february drinking Beer Eakin and his partner took the Call and when they walked into the apartment found three Young men drinking Scurfield said they might have also been smoking he said that one of the men was known to after turning the music Eakins partner told the Man who lived at the apartment that he had to come outside to the Cruiser car to get a Scurfield said Guma was concerned about his Friend having to go outside with police and after a heated Exchange Eakin grabbed hold of him and told him he was charging him with obstruction of court was told Eakin took Guma out Side the apartment into the where they were alone and punched him in the Side of the he said the two men struggled and fell to the floor with Eakin lying on top of moments Scurfield said Eakin handcuffed Guma and while exit ing through double Glass punched Guma Scurfield said a surveil Lance camera was located at the door Way and was on at the i he said it will be up to jurors to decide after watching it whether an assault took Wayne Wiowacki a Impf b flee poem Bourbonnais used crime prevention techniques to help bag Neighbours keen Eye foils would be robber by Leah Janzen Diane Bourbonnais Neighbours Are Lucky she was Home in the Span of a couple of the Boniface resident single hand edly thwarted a burglar and alerted firefighters to a garbage bin fire in the yesterday Bourbonnais was looking out her bedroom win Dow when she spotted a person lurking in her Neighbours she watched him for a while and called police when lie suddenly fled the Yard loaded Down with two heaping bags of stolen loot from the i called police and they got Here in no said they chased him and he dropped the Bourbonnais who Learned crime prevention techniques while working at a local grocery store said her work experience gave her the skills to identify a potential problem and provide police with a Good description of the later that same Day Bourbonnais noticed a Small garbage fire Down her Alley and called All residents should be on the look out for trouble and be willing to Call police for said Bourbonnais who expressed Shock and outrage that three Winnipeg men were murdered in front of witnesses this last its everyone civic she while Bourbonnais is proud of her Swift she is less confident in the Justice what will happen to a Guy like slap on the she that both ers Bob Johnson of the Winnipeg police service applauded Bourbonnais efforts and encouraged More citizens to be Alert to possible crime in their Johnson said when police staged fake breaking in residential areas during a recent eight of 10 culprits were caught in those areas that had an Active neighbourhood watch program in that Why were so supportive of he and that Why we have Over Winni Eggers involved around the its one of the Best crime prevention tools weary Kipling must Battle military again defence department wants another shot at Winnipeg Ger who refused anthrax vaccine by Paul Samyn Ottawa Mike killings Battle with the Canadian military Over a controversial anthrax vaccine is heading Back to the the National defence department yesterday announced it will Appeal a court martial ruling earlier this month which vindicated the retired Winnipeg airmans refusal of the what can i a disheartened Kipling said yesterday upon learning his ordeal will i have no funds to continue the i dont know what we will judge Guy Brais stopped killings court martial after ruling the particular Batch of vaccine the former flight sergeant refused while stationed in Kuwait in Spring 1988 was unsafe and the never be justified to impose inoculation of soldiers with Safe and dangerous Brais Kim the director of military yesterday filed notice with the court martial Appeal court of the military Appeal is based upon concerns the judge erred in interpret ing two sections of the Canadian in a the military said those two sections Are subject to important qualifications that can have a direct Impact on the Canadian forces and its operational Canadian Alliance defence critic Art Hanger said he agrees with the decision to Appeal the ruling even though he feels Kipling should not have Ever been i think the reasons Given by the court to dismiss the charges were not appropriate and Given the arguments they would set a dangerous precedent to allow troops to disregard Hanger Kipling said he believes the military is aware the Case has put a financial Strain on his family and can win a Legal War of if they want to continue this let them pay for my lawyer and we will get at Kipling Kipling has said earlier the Case has Cost him in Legal although fundraising efforts to help pay those Bills Are problems with the vaccine raised in court outlined several questions about the including regulatory con Cerns about its the fact some of the vials were past their due dates and a 1988 army memo which outlined the hazards it posed As Well As the fact it might not protect against anthrax troubling lottery questions to be in 30 years by Doug Malone answers to serious questions Trou bling Manitoba lotteries Are locked up tight in a civil servants filing and that where stay for 30 As the debate rages about who knew what about the ill fated expansion of the Crystal Casino and club trea sury Board and Cabinet documents that should show exactly what went on Are sealed Jim clerk of the executive said that under the provinces Freedom of information and Protection of privacy the documents can Only be released with the consent of the cab inet they belong but with the change in the tory Cabinet in place at the time of the Casino expansion no longer there is a 30year clause that applies Eldridge the documents Are not releasable until even the Premier himself cannot look at the Gary doers staff say they tried to get the and were refused Access 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