Convicted Alberta killer arrested, released after allegedly skipping B.C. assault hearing

A convicted slayer from Alberta was arrested and released this week aft allegedly skipping a sentencing proceeding past period for a 2023 alien assault successful Richmond.

Vancouver constabulary Sgt. Steve Addison confirmed Curtis George McCallum, 50, was taken into custody adjacent Vancouver General Hospital astatine West 12th Avenue and Oak Street connected Oct. 9 connected 5 outstanding warrants.

An apprehension warrant was issued for McCallum connected Sept. 12, erstwhile helium allegedly failed to look successful Richmond Provincial tribunal for sentencing connected charges of battle and mischief.

According to the BC Prosecution Service, the tribunal had ordered a pre-sentence study with a intelligence constituent aft McCallum pleaded blameworthy successful February to battle causing bodily harm successful a random onslaught astatine a transit presumption past year.

On July 19, 2023, Metro Vancouver Transit Police responded to a study of an battle connected the level astatine the Bridgeport Canada Line Station successful Richmond.

A antheral was waiting to committee a bid erstwhile helium noticed different antheral pushing his mode to the beforehand of the enactment and elbowing respective passengers successful the process, said Const. Amanda Steed.

The unfortunate grabbed the suspect’s backpack and told him to beryllium cautious arsenic different passengers were trying to committee the train.

Police said aft helium boarded the train, the fishy turned astir and punched the unfortunate successful the face, causing him to autumn backwards retired of the bid and onto the platform.

Steed said the unfortunate suffered important facial injuries which required surgery.

McCallum was aboriginal arrested astatine King Edward Station successful Vancouver.

In June, McCallum besides pleaded blameworthy to a complaint of mischief nether $5,000 successful transportation with a Sept. 6, 2022 incidental successful Hope.

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McCallum was sentenced to 18 months probation successful December 2022 aft pleading blameworthy to 2 counts of mischief to spot implicit $5,000 successful transportation with a brace of downtown Vancouver slope vandalism sprees.

McCallum was captured connected video smashing the windows of the aforesaid TD Bank subdivision astatine Hastings and Abbott streets connected the borderline of Gastown successful September and October 2022.

The tribunal heard the harm from the 2 vandalism incidents was estimated astatine upwards of $300,000.

McCallum’s transgression past dates backmost to 1992 successful Edmonton.

In 2009, helium was sentenced to 9 years successful situation for manslaughter and aggravated battle successful the Christmas Eve 2006 sidesplitting of his aunt and the stabbing of her common-law husband.

After appearing successful Richmond Provincial tribunal Thursday, McCallum was released from custody with conditions.

His adjacent quality is scheduled for Oct. 22 to acceptable a caller day for his sentencing hearing.