Kelowna, B.C. man faces charge for threats toward member of the media
A Kelowna, B.C., man whose racist feedback made nationwide headlines and earned widespread condemnation is dealing with legal expenses on a separate matter.
Bruce Orydzuk, 60, is charged with uttering threats to trigger demise or bodily hurt regarding an incident on Aug. 26, 2021. His subsequent courtroom look is April 14.
In an emailed assertion, RCMP mentioned simply earlier than 12:30 p.m. the day of a COVID-19 protest, a member of the media reported {that a} male suspect approached them and uttered threats of hurt.
“The male suspect was recognized and the investigative findings have been submitted for overview of potential legal expenses,” RCMP mentioned.
On March 4, the BC Prosecution Service accredited a legal cost of uttering threats in opposition to Orydzuk. No additional data will likely be launched from the RCMP because the matter is now earlier than the courtroom
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It’s additionally unknown if Orydzuk will finally face separate expenses relating to a tirade that he directed at a Sikh safety guard final July exterior a vaccination clinic. Throughout that incident, Orydzuk repeatedly tells a Sikh safety guard to return to his nation and known as him “disgusting”.
“For the incident on July 13, (2021) on the Trinity Baptist Church, our investigative findings have been forwarded to BC Public Prosecution Service,” RCMP mentioned.
“Usually, solely within the occasion that an investigation ends in the laying of legal expenses, would the RCMP affirm the character of any expenses laid and the identification of the person (s) concerned.”
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