Every year, bandits are caught by Quebec police forces because they obviously did not plan their crime so that everything went smoothly. Whether through lack of judgment, distraction or quite simply because they are not questioned as to whether it was a good idea, many people have found themselves in court through their own fault, often by facilitating the work of the policemen. Here are the cases that caught our attention in 2022, reminding us that the perfect crime does not exist and that justice has a long arm.
LAVAL | Surveillance cameras have multiplied in recent years.
Gahens Lee Sovereign seems to have forgotten about it, when he allegedly tried to take down a rising star in organized crime, in September 2021, when he was filmed with his face exposed, a pistol fitted with a silencer at the hand.
In addition to not being the smartest, the accused would not be the best shooter, Davide Barberio having survived this attempted murder.
The young man was already in detention for another case, when he was accused of having broken an order prohibiting him from possessing a firearm, for an event that occurred in Terrebonne.
SAINT-JÉRÔME | Being a criminal comes with consequences. A sex offender did not understand this concept: indeed, he complained about the conditions he would have to respect after serving his six and a half years in prison, instead of questioning the impact of his crimes on his victim.
“I will hardly be able to leave my house, after all. For example, I won’t be able to go to the water slides anymore, ”whisked Marco Corriveau last September.
“[He] denies the criminal offence, and portrays himself very much as a victim,” the Crown described. Instead of thinking about water slides, a bit of introspection wouldn’t hurt.
GRANBY | This duo obviously hadn’t thought of the small details when they planned a convenience store robbery in January 2021.
Even though they had taken the trouble to hood up so as not to be recognized, François Patenaude and Pascal Bouchard helped the work of the police, who only had to follow the footprints in the freshly fallen snow. .to the apartment of one of the defendants, not far from the convenience store.
The two men had stolen cash, cigarette packs and a cell phone, for a total value of $1,835.
On the spot, the patrollers found the cigarettes and the loot.
Bouchard, who was sentenced to 32 months in prison, “takes the time to call the cashier by her first name and tells her that he knows her well,” noted Judge Benoit Gagnon.
Patenaude came out better, he who took control, with 90 days to serve intermittently and probation.
BEAUTY | Wanting to play a “joke” on a friend, Antoine Gagnon-Griffin started shooting his rifle in his direction.
A projectile, however, ricocheted and lodged near the victim’s lung, fortunately, without ever putting his life in danger.
The 28-year-old engineer was facing jail time, but instead received leniency from a judge, who granted him a conditional discharge on 150 hours of community service, along with a $1,500 donation.
MONTREAL | Rapper White-B was sentenced to two years less a day in prison… because of his chihuahua.
The prominent artist on the Quebec rap scene drew a gun in front of a worker who was passing through an alley and who allegedly nearly ran over his dog.
And David Bouchard-Sasseville, his real name, was not at the end of his sentences: he was detained in Ontario, for an offense related to the possession of a firearm, when he pleaded guilty.
Hopefully he learns a lesson, since he will be banned from owning firearms for a period of 10 years.
MONTREAL | We repeat it every year in this list, but drunk driving continues to wreak havoc. And it is criminal.
Despite all the prevention to counter this scourge of society, a driver impaired by alcohol and drugs decided to drive and caused a pile-up involving four other vehicles, last January, on Highway 40, in Montreal , which had consequences in the lives of many people.
Authorities feared for the life of one of the drivers, but the offending motorist, a man in his 20s, emerged with minor injuries.
We can never say it enough, when you drink, you don’t drive.
LAURENTIANS | Although he managed to cheat nearly 200 people, this repeat fraudster is not the smartest, he who was sentenced to five years in detention in July.
Kevin Goulet took advantage of the cottage rental craze at the start of the pandemic to fill his pockets.
The Journal had exposed his little scheme in June 2020, while he was on parole, after being convicted in 2017 for similar crimes. Feeling the hot soup, he preferred to flee.
The police investigation proved that one of his email addresses to defraud his victims was the one he used to communicate with the correctional services.
Kevin, you don’t have to go on like this.
MAGO | A 29-year-old Montrealer heavily intoxicated by drugs was arrested last February after stealing a DoorDash delivery person’s vehicle, driving without a valid driver’s license, defrauding various businesses along the way, stealing mail and giving false identities to the police.
Worse still, the suspect who had just been handcuffed told the police that as soon as he was released, he would steal another vehicle. Anything to help you, champ.
SAINT-HYACINTHE | Surely thinking that he would not be caught, an unscrupulous individual went to prison for stealing several thousand dollars from his blind spouse.
Kevin Lalonde-Rousseau took advantage of the young woman’s disability, due to an addiction to video games, dispossessing his victim of most of his savings.
In order to be able to repay her, Lalonde-Rousseau was sentenced to three months to serve weekends so that he could keep his job.
MONTREAL | The Quebecer nicknamed the king of Xanax is not the master of subtlety, while he has led to his own downfall due to his indiscretion.
Alexandre Beaudry was betrayed by a pendant found during a home invasion that allowed investigators to identify him, with the same symbol he used on the dark web to sell his drugs.
The Americans now want to extradite him to try him for his crimes.
The Montrealer even went online, on the Reddit platform, to brag about being a former kingpin of the dark web and being “responsible for the Xanax epidemic in America”.
In November, a judge ruled he will have to remain behind bars pending extradition, as the United States maintained he was groomed to flee justice.
MONTREAL | It’s fascinating to see fraudsters who seem to think they will never be caught up in their actions.
Gyula Jr Barta pushed the limits of deception, he who did not hesitate to rob his own friends of more than $500,000, including pretending that he wanted to distribute millions in a “big draw” , in exchange for money.
Victims have even dragged their families into these false investments.
Instead, Barta used the money to maintain a small lifestyle and pay her rent.
Sentenced to three years in prison, he will have the opportunity to think of a way to repay his victims. He risks spending more time behind bars, while from his release he will have 10 years to pay his debts.
MONTREAL | Who said crime was profitable? You had to tell Tudor Donciu, who was paid a measly $500 to successfully import 64 kilos of cocaine worth $2.5 million on the street.
“It is permissible to infer that such a quantity of narcotics would not have been entrusted to a person who did not know the nature of the contents of the bags,” said the magistrate, declaring the accused guilty.
Trapped by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police during a controlled delivery, he could face 11 years in prison and then be expelled from the country because of his crime.
