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Old 02-09-2018, 06:04 PM   #1
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Calgary police have tracked down an accused killer who has been on the run for nearly two years, Global News has confirmed.

Sources said Nathan Gervais was taken into custody in Vietnam and was returned to Canada this week. He is now waiting to be brought back to Calgary.

Gervais is charged with the first-degree murder of Lukas Strasser-Hird.

Strasser-Hird, 18, was swarmed–kicked, beaten and stabbed to death outside of Vinyl nightclub in November 2013.

Gervais, 22, was supposed to be under 24-hour house arrest while awaiting trial, but he took off just one week before jury selection.

Police said he wasn’t at his home when officers checked up on him on April 16, 2016.

A Canada-wide warrant had been in place ever since.
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Glad they finally caught that D bag. Hope the family gets justice.
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If you are awaiting trial for murder, how are you able to use your passport to get overseas?
I am thinking some sort of red flag would go up.

Just curious. Glad he will get his day court.
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Presumably he didn't use his passport... Maybe just got smuggled out?
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If you are awaiting trial for murder, how are you able to use your passport to get overseas?
I am thinking some sort of red flag would go up.

Just curious. Glad he will get his day court.
The gubment, customs, airlines and airport security are too busy with catching terrorists and people bringing in over their limit of duty free to worry about a white kid flying with fake ID.
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Old 02-10-2018, 11:30 AM   #6
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His parents must be proud of him.....
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I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for the family of the victim to have the accused escape justice. Obviously nothing will ever heal their pain, but at least they know the accused is going to have to face music now.
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Looks like they caught him when he was in the middle of a haircut.
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His parents must be proud of him.....
I hope if it was his parents custody that he escaped from that they are also held accountable...
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Looks like they caught him when he was in the middle of a haircut.
The Viet Government is pressing charges on a man they caught posing as a Barber...

When pressed he confessed "I have no idea what I'm doing..."
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I hope if it was his parents custody that he escaped from that they are also held accountable...
It cost his father $100,000.00

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If you are awaiting trial for murder, how are you able to use your passport to get overseas?
I am thinking some sort of red flag would go up.

Just curious. Glad he will get his day court.
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Not sure why it wasn't kept at 150k. Why does he get a 50k discount? That's stupid.
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Not sure why it wasn't kept at 150k. Why does he get a 50k discount? That's stupid.
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To get his son’s release, Owen Gervais posted $50,000 cash and signed a surety against his home for another $100,000.
That might the reason, he already paid $50k in cash.
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That might the reason, he already paid $50k in cash.
Yeah, he likely would forfeit the Bond or 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' would be coming calling.
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That'd be the day when I'd put up $50k + surety, for my basement dwelling pot smoking son against 1st degree murder charges... But, I don't have kids, so maybe I don't understand?
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So I wonder, does dad call up his local banker and say, I need a load for $100k and the banker says, ok, are you doing some home Reno’s and dad says no, my son skipped on his bail.....

Classic cap humour on the barber comment, good work all, keep it up.

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So I wonder, does dad call up his local banker and say, I need a load for $100k and the banker says, ok, are you doing some home Reno’s and dad says no, my son skipped on his bail.....

Classic cap humour on the barber comment, good work all, keep it up.
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That might the reason, he already paid $50k in cash.
It's confusing how the article is written. But there's a Global article that clarifies the amount...

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Queen’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin ruled just two thirds of the full bail posted would be seized–amounting to $100,000.
It's really annoying that he gets a discount on his son's bail. Laughable actually.
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