Photoshop re-enactment of what fugitive biker Marcellin Morin did today |
Morin, a compact 5'8" who turned 46 on March 18, was a member of the Rowdy Crew, a Lavaltrie-based puppet gang of the Trois Rivieres Hells Angels.
The gang committed a wide variety of crimes, the worst of which was the shocking murder of Terrebonne bar owner Francis Laforest who was killed by baseball bat on October 17, 2000 after refusing to let the gang deal drugs on his premises.
A couple of possible suspects disappeared soon after and attempts to charge other gang members failed.
The gang leader Aurele Brouillete was rounded up in Cabarete, Dominican Republic three or four years ago but Morin, sought on charges which included murder, drug dealing and gangsterism, remains at large.
The Hells Angels have a reputation of being quite open in the Dominican Republic, having been seen prominently in Cabarete when I was there a few years back.
They were said to own businesses, including one security guard business.
I recall that they were constantly wary of a young Quebecois man whose father owned a motel and died a while back.
The young man, slim, about 6'1" with a shaved head, appeared glassy eyed-when I saw him, he'd bump into people hoping to fight.
One time the young man was showering in an outdoor shower next to a pool and a two year old child came near his feet and he made a motion as if he was going to kick the child full force.
Anyway, I am convinced that a good number of bikers who dominated Canada's most wanted list are hanging out in Cabarete, probably being only slightly more discreet after an unimpressive international roundup a couple of years ago, which means they might not be wearing the patch but are otherwise continuing apace.
So are these most wanted criminals, are they really are wanted at all?
It would appear that there's no big rush to get them back here.
If we leave them in the tropics, they remain effectively in exile and don't cost us a dime in taxpayer dollars or costly trials which might end up in acquittals.
Their passports have likely long since expired and I doubt they'll be making applications for new ones, so they could likely be living out their days in the Caribbean.