Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, August 03, 2006

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 3, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top news Winnipeg free 3, 2006 Winnipeg repress. Com a 3 dealer permit # 1230 Ledingham Pontiac Buick Gumc 200 i g Hway # 12 n., Steinbach wow. Ledingham Pontiac. A Canada. Com 1 204 326 3451 or 1 800 876 6155 full throttle manufacturers warranty 150 Point inspections 30 Day 2500 pm hassle Exchange privilege 150 Point inspections 84 months @ 7.99% o. A. C. 2005 Buick Century custom 3.1l v6, air tilt cd pm pal am pm cd Remote keyless entry Low Ems balance of pm factory warranty. St. # 5 0534a. $ 14,900 or finance for $ 124 00 biweekly taxes & fees included plus taxes & fees 2005 Pontiac grand am be four to choose from great Colour selection. 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St. # ea4529 $ 14,500 or finance for $ 121 99 biweekly taxes & fees included plus taxes & fees 2005 up Lander is ext 3.5l v6, at air Abs cd pal pm pm Remote keyless entry roof rack tilt am pm cd tinted windows. St. # ea8478 $ 19,900 or finance for $ 166 37 biweekly taxes & fees included plus taxes & fees by Mike Mcintyre c convicted paedophile Peter Whitmore will face a series of new charges including sexual assault causing bodily harm when he appears in a Regina provincial courtroom this morning his lawyer told the free press last night. Whitmore will also be charged with forcible confinement and kidnapping in relation to Zachary Miller 10, who was snatched from his Rural Saskatchewan farm on sunday evening. Toronto based lawyer Dan Brodsky has agreed to represent Whitmore As Long As funding can be arranged and last night offered insight into the negotiations which resulted in White ores arrest following a nine hour standoff at a farmhouse near Kipling sask., yesterday. Brodsky said certain promises were made by negotiators which he Hopes police and Crown prosecutors will honour. Brodsky also said he was unaware at this Point of any charges related to 14 year old Jordan Bruyere who had been travelling with Whitmore and was also taken by police from the same farmhouse yesterday. Earlier yesterday the Miller family of Saskatchewan gave an emotional glimpse into their Happy reunion following his dramatic abduction and Rescue while the Bruyere family of Winnipeg was forced to reunite with their missing son in a police station. Jordan remained at the Broadview ramp detachment last night where he was undergoing questioning. He is in custody and will remain in Broadview for the time being ramp spokeswoman Heather Russell said yesterday without providing further details or explanation. That apparently came As news to Jordans Mother and Stepfather who made the five hour drive from Winnipeg yesterday and planned to bring their son Back with them. Jordans coming Home tonight the boys teenage sister had told the free press earlier in the Day from her Winnipeg Home. Joannie Bruyere and Al Ballantine were allowed to visit Jordan when they arrived at the detachment by mid afternoon. Were All speculating whats going on. They probably Are taking a Long time with him because he was with the suspected Abductor for so Long. But How Long can they hold someone for questioning the boys grandmother Caroline Bruyere told the free press yesterday. I Hope that person a snot implicated my grandson in any Way. Jordan was taken by police without incident just after Midnight yesterday following a tense nine hour standoff near Kipling sask. He had been holed up inside an abandoned farmhouse with Peter Whitmore a convicted paedophile. Whitmore gave himself up without incident and is being held in custody in Regina. He was to appear in a Regina provincial court room at 9 30 a. M. Today. Whitmore has been charged with abducting Zachary Miller from his Whitewood Home sunday afternoon and is expected to face additional charges. Police would not disclose yesterday what those will be and whether they relate to just Zachary or Jordan As Well. Zachary was rescued tuesday afternoon thanks to the actions of an Alert Neighbour who spotted White ores Van parked on the isolated farm property Only about 20 Kilometres from where the boy was abducted. He called police who arrived at the scene and saw Zachary wander out of dense Bush surrounding the property. The boy ran to police and was whisked to safety. Police then sealed off the area called in their emergency response team from Regina and opened up communication with Whitmore by delivering him a Telephone with a police robot. He never allowed police to speak with Jordan but claimed the teen was Okay. Police confirmed yesterday both Jordan and Zachary were in Good health but provide other details about what they endured. Zacharyas family held a Brief but emotional news conference on the Lawn of the Broadview ramp detachment yesterday afternoon. Lyle Miller his father broke Down in tears and trembled As he spoke about his songs 48 hour ordeal. Zach is doing As Well As can be expected. My son did everything i knew he would to get away. Hers a very Strong Little boy. And he will get better Miller said before he was unable to continue and retreated inside the police station. Moments earlier Miller thanked police the local Community and Media for helping to bring his son Home and said the family has been humbled by the love and support. Whitmore allegedly befriended the Miller family on saturday night when he showed up at their farm with a Flat tire looking for help. Jordan was with him and Whitmore passed the teen off As his son. Lyle Miller helped Whitmore repair his tire while Jordan stayed behind at the farm to play with Zachary. The visit continued into sunday when the two boys went for a lunch hour Bike ride. Whitmore was out on his own at the time and had allegedly told the Millers he was going to look for work since he was new to the area and thinking of buying property there. Police Only found two empty bicycles around 4 p. M. Sunday. Police believe Whitmore was waiting for the two boys but a vent said if they think Jordan was part of a plan to abduct Zachary and deliberately lured him out of the Home. Whitmore had allegedly tricked Jordans family into letting the boy go with him on july 22. He had befriended Jordans Stepfather Days earlier As they did construction work together. Whitmore took Jordan and Jordans Stepfather to Brandon on the Guise of getting a car repaired and with a Promise to give them a used vehicle he longer needed. Wow. Mikeo crime. Com with files from Jason Bell unidentified family members of Jordan Bruyere leave the ramp detachment in Broadview yesterday. Heres a chronology of major events in the disappearance of 10 year old Zachary Miller and 14 year old Jordan Bruyere As Well As the previous convictions of paedophile Peter Whitmore 1993 Whitmore is convicted of abduction and five sexual offences involving four Young boys in Toronto. He is sentenced to a year and four months in custody. 1995 Whitmore who posed As a professional Babysitter is sentenced to five years in jail for sexual offences including the abduction and confinement of an eight year old girl from Guelph ont., and sexual interference with a nine year old boy from outside Toronto. He is banned from being close to children under age 14 for the rest of his life. 2000 less than a month after his release Whitmore is found in a downtown Toronto Motel with a 13 year old boy. He is sentenced to one year in jail for breaching a court order. 2002 a Toronto judge sentences Whitmore to three years in jail for probation violations because he fled to British Columbia after being found in the company of a five year old boy. March 2004 a National parole Board report notes clinicians believe Whitmore has a 100 per cent probability of recidivism. June 16, 2005 Whitmore is released after serving his entire three year sentence and takes up residence in Chilliwack b. C. June 2, 2006 ramp Issue a news release saying Whitmore will be visiting the area of Morinville alta., for a few Days. June 15 after returning to b. C. For a Brief time Whitmore comes Back to Morinville. He willingly tells police hers Back. Ramp set a court Date so Whitmore can legally extend his stay but he never shows up. July 22 Whitmore resurfaces in Winnipeg where according to Jordan brute res family he befriends the 14 year old boy and takes him to Brandon to buy a truck. They dont return and Jordans parents file a missing persons report. July 23 Whitmore and Jordan arrive at a farm near Whitewood sask., and ask residents if they want to buy a did player in Exchange for Gas Money. The residents decline. July 27 Whitmore and Jordan Are spotted sleeping in White ores Van which is sitting in the parking lot of the local Chrysler car Dealership. Owner Kevin White says Whitmore claimed Jordan was his son and said he had a wife in a nearby Saskatchewan Community. White says Whitmore haggled Over the Cost to repair a blown tire and Jordan did not say a word. July 29 Whitmore and Jordan arrive at the Home of 10 year old Zachary Miller. Lyle Miller takes Whitmore to get another Flat tire repaired while Jordan and Zachary play together. July 30 Zachary and Jordan go for a Bike ride together while Miller takes Whitmore to look for Job prospects. When the children dont return Zacharyas parents Call ramp who Issue an Amber Alert. July 31 a Canada wide warrant is issued for Whitmore who is also charged with the abduction of Zachary. Aug. 1 a vehicle Matching the description of the one Whitmore was driving is spotted near Kipling sask., by a local Farmer. When ramp arrive Zachary runs out of some Brush on the property. Whitmore surrenders after a 10 hour standoff with police and Jordan is taken into the Protection of officers. Family photo Jordan Bruyere kept at ramp detachment Peter Whitmore court appearance today Jeff Mcintosh / Canadian press handout photo Zachary Miller rescued tuesday a disturbing set of events paedophile in court today charges include kidnapping sex assault ;