Prolific Kamloops offender charged in prison stabbing

A prolific Kamloops offender is facing two new charges after an alleged stabbing at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.

Tristan Bris Fernandez, a known repeat offender, allegedly stabbed a man from Kelowna in June 2023 at KRCC.

Kamloops RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley previously called it a "brazen" act of violence and told city council in January charges had been forwarded.

Police spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the victim was left with injuries that were not life-threatening. Court documents identify him as Jordan Bouvette.

Fernandez, born in 1996, is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. He was scheduled to appear in a Kamloops courtroom, Oct. 28.

With dozens of past charges, Fernandez is currently serving time for a 2021 robbery at a Kamloops drycleaner, where one woman was stabbed.

In May, a judge gave him a five-year sentence, but that was reduced to 20 months due to time already served.

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