Surrey Six Mountie avoids jail after pleading guilty to breach of trust, obstruction of justice
A former RCMP officer won't serve jail time after pleading guilty to breach of trust and obstruction of justice in connection with his misconduct in the investigation into the deadliest gangland shooting in B.C.'s history.
Derek Brassington, a former sergeant, entered his guilty plea in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday morning.
Later that day, he was sentenced to two years less a day to be served in the community under conditions as well as a $10,000 restitution payment to the Reciever General for Canada.
Submissions made and evidence heard at the hearing Friday are protected by a publication ban.
The Surrey Six
Brassington was charged with a total of seven offences in 2011. All were related to his role in the investigation into the so-called Surrey Six killings, which left six men dead on the 15th floor of a highrise on Oct. 19, 2007.
At the time of the killings, Metro Vancouver was in the midst of a gang war dominated by a deadly rivalry between the Red Scorpions and the UN gangs.
Four of the men who were killed in the highrise were described by police as having criminal ties, but the other two were innocent bystanders.
Brassington sat up straight in the prisoner's box in a dark suit jacket as he listened to the proceedings. At times, he leaned his head back against the glass backboard. At others, he leaned forward and cried quietly with his face buried in his hands.
In 2013, Brassington was discharged from the RCMP.
Six men charged, five convicted
Six men were charged in connection with the shootings.
Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were convicted in 2014 of six counts of first degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.
A person whose identity is protected by a publication ban pleaded guilty in 2009 to three counts of second degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years.
Michael Le — who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in 2013 — has now served out his prison sentence.
Sophon Sek — who helped the killers get into the building and pleaded guilty to break and enter — was sentenced in 2015 to a one-year prison term.
In December 2017, a B.C. Supreme Court judge stayed murder and conspiracy charges against gangster Jamie Bacon.
