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Penticton Court 2019
Summerland lifeguard could get five years for sex crimes
A Summerland lifeguard could face five years in jail for sex-related offences discovered during the…
Member of Penticton murder victim’s family who sought revenge avoids jail time for vandalism
A man whose father-in-law was among four Penticton residents murdered last April entered a guilty…
Slow progress in the strange Penticton trial of accused kidnapper
The unusual trial of a man on kidnapping charges continued for two more days in…
British citizen sentenced to three years for sexual assault near Penticton
A British citizen who sexually assaulted a South Okanagan woman after the relationship ended was…
Man accused of vicious Okanagan Lake Beach assault facing new charges while on bail
The man accused of a violent assault on a man at Okanagan Lake Beach last…
Further delay in Ighani trial
The stalled trial of Afshin Malecki Ighani faced another adjournment today. Judge Nitya Iyer reluctantly…
Prolific Penticton offender right back on the street after sentencing
PENTICTON – A Penticton prolific offender is back on the street after being sentenced in…
Former Penticton cop gets conditional sentence in bizarre harassment case
PENTICTON – A former Penticton RCMP officer was given a big break in court today,…
Infamous Okanagan man’s trial slowed again
PENTICTON – An infamous Oliver offender facing trial on several assault charges continues to have…
Woman has guilty verdict overturned in Manning Park break and enter case
PENTICTON – A woman found guilty in a Penticton courtroom in 2017 of break and…
Civil suit names accused Penticton murderer’s ex-wife as co-conspirator
PENTICTON – A civil suit launched by the daughter of two victims of John Brittain’s…
South Okanagan dangerous offender admits sending letter from prison to man he shot
PENTICTON – After more than a half dozen appearances on a charge of failing to…
Why a man accused of torching the Osoyoos RCMP detachment might not go to trial
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mcarthur-Pereira was found not criminally responsible to due to mental disability on Sept.…
Penticton man sentenced to three years for sexually touching 13-year-old
PENTICTON – A Penticton man found guilty of two of four charges including sexually touching…
Penticton man sentenced to 11 months in jail on drug charges
PENTICTON – A Penticton man has a little more than eight months left to serve…
Summerland lifeguard enters guilty pleas on child porn charges
PENTICTON – A former Summerland lifeguard entered guilty pleas to four sex-related charges in Penticton…
Kruger-Allen given conditional sentence for his part in group assault outside a Penticton nightclub
PENTICTON – A Penticton man was given a conditional sentence today for his part in…
Penticton man who allegedly went on fatal shooting spree ordered to not see wife
PENTICTON – John Brittain will not be able to make contact with his ex-wife, a…
Man accused in Penticton beach assault gets bail
PENTICTON – The man accused of a brutal assault at a Penticton beach was granted…
South Okanagan man who ‘terrorized’ neighbours sentenced to time served
PENTICTON – A man with an extensive record that includes assaults, breaches and uttering threats…
Accused Penticton shooter denied contact with ex-wife
PENTICTON – The man accused of shooting and killing four people in Penticton in April…
Penticton man looking at 12 months in prison for exposing himself in public
PENTICTON – A Penticton man with a history of exposing his genitals in public, will…
Ighani case bogged down again with unreliable witness, fired lawyer
PENTICTON – There were more twists and turns in the trial of Afshin Maleki Ighani…
Oliver man who created black bear ‘shooting gallery’ gets steep fine
PENTICTON – An Oliver man who baited bears for his American hunting clients escaped a…