Jessica Wallace

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS BENEFICIAL KAMLOOPS - A man who suffers from mental health problems and chased someone with a chainsaw over the summer will be in the hands of the justice system for the next five years, a judge ruled today. Wyatt Proulx was sentenced to two additional years in prison and three years probation...

KAMLOOPS - A former SD73 teacher has pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography and is expected to stand trial. Jerry Waselenkoff, a retired special education teacher, was arraigned yesterday in Kamloops Provincial Court. The police investigation into the matter was almost a year long, beginning October 2012, and involved a specialized tech unit....

KAMLOOPS - Crime scene photos entered as exhibits in the double murder trial of Roy Fraser were released by the court late last week and may help provide some context as the trial proceeds.  A media application for exhibits from Kamloops This Week was accepted by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Josephson, who made the...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are warning of a phone scam that targeted a local immigrant family, bilking them out of $2,400 last week. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said a family was scammed by a caller alleging to be a criminal investigation officer from Canada Revenue Agency. The caller allegedly threatened their immigration status. "The caller...

'THEY CAN SUCK OUT MY PSYCHO. I HATE PLANET EARTH' KAMLOOPS - A Barriere man told the court today he is 'against violence,' despite admitting to chasing a man with a chainsaw this summer. "This is a one of a kind set of facts," Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo said today during sentencing submissions. "It seems...

AFRAID THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR CHILDREN KAMLOOPS - Allegations of sex with underage girls only came to light when a 13-year-old girl confided in a school counsellor, a Crown prosecutor said in opening statements for a trial that began today. A trial by jury began today in B.C. Supreme Court for two men accused of...

KAMLOOPS - Good ideas don't just come from old Harvard professors who sit pondering amongst many leather bound books. Kamloops is full of them, and young people are too. At least, that's what producers of the popular non-profit, 'TED Talks' — a live speaker series that shares and discusses ideas — thought when they expanded to independent...

KAMLOOPS - A man who allegedly publicly accused a bus driver of kidnapping but was ultimately charged himself returns for the continuation of his trial next week in Kamloops. Bradley Derek Smith faces charges of mischief and assault after an incident on a public city bus on Dec. 4, 2012 that ended up on YouTube....

TRU SPENT $170,000 MAKING ROUTE SAFE: STUDENT SUES WHEN HURT TAKING SIDE ROUTE KAMLOOPS - A TRU student who failed in his lawsuit against the university when he broke his leg on an icy hill almost five years ago has now lost his appeal. Joshua David Dandell, 21, claimed for injuries after slipping and falling...

KAMLOOPS - A TRU international student is headed to jail after a violent assault at a local nightclub last year. "(It was) more an accident than a deliberate act," said Justice Richard Goepel during a sentencing decision today in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. Goepel called the assault 'reckless' and 'negligent' and handed Yousef Almotairi,...

KAMLOOPS - The local equivalent to CSI found blood throughout a murder victim's work van, a jury heard today. Cpl. Jennifer Clark of the RCMP's forensic identification unit — 'Ident' — was part of a team of investigators in Kamloops trying to piece together what happened to Damien Marks, 31, and Kenneth Yaretz Jr., 24, back in...

STABBED FELLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN THE EYE WITH POOL CUE KAMLOOPS - An international student who stabbed another student in the eye with a pool cue faces deportation following his conviction, a defence lawyer said today. "Mr. Almotairi is going to be deported one way or another no matter what sentence he serves," said defence...

KAMLOOPS - An attempted robbery last week at a Columbia Street hotel was more extreme than initially thought, with the suspect now facing multiple charges including attempted murder. John Dawson Scott Attrell, 36, also faces charges of robbery with a firearm, possession of a prohibitive device and careless use/storage of firearm after an incident on...

KAMLOOPS - Mismatched tires improperly installed by a young Kamloops man have been deemed a determining factor in his death. The B.C. Coroner's Service released an investigation report into the death of 22-year-old Myles Wolfe who died in single vehicle roll over last year in Kamloops. Conclusions in the report determined multiple factors caused the...

KAMLOOPS - A sentencing hearing will be held today for a TRU international student found guilty of stabbing another student in the eye with a pool cue. Yousef Almotairi was found guilty of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon for offences committed at Cactus Jacks Nightclub in Kamloops last November. In a B.C. Supreme...