Kelowna Court 2019

B.C. farmer sentenced to 2 years in prison for plotting attack
KELOWNA – West Kelowna farmer Brante Farrell was sentenced to two years less a day…

Man sentenced to probation 10 years after Okanagan arrest
KELOWNA – In a decision over a decade in the making, a Manitoba man has…

‘Anything can happen in Rutland’ says Kelowna man on trial for 2014 murder
KELOWNA – Anything can happen in Rutland. That’s the reason Steven Pirko offered Crown counsel…

‘I was dope sick’: Pirko admits to going through withdrawal during police questioning
KELOWNA – In Steven Pirko's own words, he was "dope sick" when police questioned him…

UPDATE: Kelowna man was protecting friend when he fatally swung hammer
KELOWNA – When Steven Pirko fatally swung his hammer into Chris Ausman's head, he didn't…

Murder trial hears Kelowna man died from skull fracture
KELOWNA – Chris Ausman died from a skull fracture that was the likely result of…

Charges stayed in West Kelowna drug trafficking and weapons trial
KELOWNA – A long-awaited drug trafficking and gun trial scheduled to begin in Kelowna today…

Undercover Kelowna sting nabs man on one count of trafficking fentanyl
KELOWNA – An undercover sting operation nearly two years ago has finally resulted in the…

Accused Rutland killer’s friend claims he never saw a weapon
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko told Mounties within a day of his 2016 arrest that he struck…

222: A number that tied a Kelowna murder victim to his loved ones long after he was gone
KELOWNA – The number 222 held a lot of significance to Christopher Ausman. It was…

Kelowna RCMP had their eyes on the man charged in Chris Ausman’s death years earlier
KELOWNA – RCMP had their sights set on Steven Pirko long before he was arrested…

Accused Rutland killer was in withdrawal when police took him into custody
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko was dry heaving and suffering from withdrawal from heroin when he…

It wasn’t the fight: Chris Ausman was killed on Kelowna street in 2014 with a hammer
KELOWNA – Christopher Michael Ausman had just left the Rutland 7-Eleven at around 1:30 a.m.…

Gun, brass knuckles and drugs seized during Kelowna traffic stop
KELOWNA – Two alleged Kelowna drug traffickers are in custody awaiting court appearance stemming for…

Charges for co-accused in West Kelowna fentanyl case dropped
KELOWNA – Rebekka Rae White says she's been fighting for her Charter rights for over…