Former Mountie toe be sentenced Friday Anna Marie D'Angelo . News Reporter adangelo@nsnews.com FORMER. North Vancouver RCMP Const. Scott Simpson has spent the fast month locked up in jail for 23 hours a day. One hour a day was available to him for exercise. Siupson, 38, was detained in custody after a bail hearing in North Vancouver provincial court. Because Simpson was a Bes Officer, ¢ was placed tion fork his protec- tion from ‘other inmates. — ~ Simpson * was. charged with failing to 25, the day he ! was expected sncoul 4 : Taxpayers « spent at 000. to” have sari. % and lice rinna- ought back to B.C. under face his charge, according to i by the Crown in ‘November at a. ¢ bail inearing, Simpson icking marijuana to two ‘Lynn Alternate secondary iday in rth Vancouver. provincial : Janzen, said. his ~ ed ‘ enou, il ‘time ‘for: the: i -€O. Sentence -: court, ipson’s la ¢ Jud; ‘and probation. If more asked for a condition-- ry. Ji Conditional ntences. are. hot Janzen and x uid achieve goals ‘and Mountie. Simpson also confessed to trafficking to the two teenagers. He resigned his jeb the day he confessed, but the resignation was not effective uatil a few weeks later. ‘Both boys have troubled backgrounds and are small in stature, according to the Crown. One boy was from an abusive family and “vulnerable.” Simpson had met the teen when the teen was apprehended as a passenger in a stolen car with two other youths. Simpson met the other boy while another officer investigat- ed an incident involving the boy breaking a window. The boy stayed overnight at Simpson’s home, according to the Crown. One of the boys was having troubles with his peers because he had testified in youth court in North Vancouver and had a “reputa- tion of being a rat.” Simpson broke off his refa- tionship with this boy after the constable sus- pected the youth had broken into his home and taken money. The. 12-year RCMP veteran confessed that he had started smoking marijuana at age 14 and did so every day from age 21. The only time Simpson did not smoke marijuana daily was when he was in training. The prosecuting lawyer pointed out that when Simpson was arrested on Nov. 16 in Port " Hope, Ontario, Simpson’s jacket smelled like marijuana, Simpson reportedly told the arrest- ing Mountic he had “probably” smoked mazi- . juana “last night.” “He is committing a further offence,” said . Cliffe. Vas umpson's *s lawyer apologized to the North ounties, the teenagers, their mothers Ne Simpson’s parents for the former consta- ble’ ’s conduct. Janzen referred to Simpson has have “significant error in judgement. this was anor citizen, I. frankly sav, I doubt if we'd be here today,” said Janzen. ‘The: xa Ss said he had a question that i npson didn’t have to answer. this occurred?... He did not foresee a imina act will wipe him out?” asked Dieboit. The defence lawyer appeared: uncomfort- able when Simpson insisted on speaking to the judge Sid Simpson, #1 now Lcan’t justify this.” ’ He said that-he wanted the boys to attend - ;, School, get an education and {earn to smoke marijuana responsibly. - He said one of the beys was smoking. mazri- juana all day and afl pi is The teen was steal- ing! from his mother to show the teens you t an education and oke Marijuana responsi! Simpson was’a' patrol o officer for the four years lie worked in North Vancouver, He had a . previous conviction in 1994 of havin a blood impson | said he tri «alcohol level greater than .08 Siinpzon bought and opérs wing brewing | franchise in Port H ith -his parents: in Peterboraigh, » Ontario " where he: was born: walked into an’ antique shop in A man - 1600 block of Lonsdale ‘Avenue at about 5 putt The pig oo indicated to an employce' that he’ jag thea placed a black attache case on the.counter and told the employee. trays of rings into the cise." : The ‘suspect left the store with the rings alked south on Lonsdale Avenue.’ JOHN “Stormy” Selkeld died Saturday at age 22. The popular Capilano Rugby Football Club player will be remembered Thursday at Kiahanle Park. Caps mourn ‘Stormy CAPILANO Rugby Football Club is — mourning the death of a player. * John “Stormy” Salkeld died Saturday in Rotterdam. He was 29. The prop split his. time between the Caps and the East Coast Bays in ‘his: native. New Zealand. _In September he ventured to Europe to work, travel and attend some matches at the” Rugby World Cup. He was “recently bothered by ‘a sore tooth and tried checking into a hospital but had insufficient travel medical insurance. His condition worsened and he was $ finally admitted t to -fune hospital to treat an abscessed tooth. However, his mother. flew fom New Zealand and had him transferred to a pri- vate clinic.- Doctors found he was suéf- fering a major bacterial infec- « tion and: he, underwent surgery. Salkeld slipped into a - coma and.on Thursday suf- : fered cardiac arrest: “Ar that. time “they. did other tests and that’s when they discovered the infection: | ’ sptead to his brain,” said Tim _Murdy, .who coached and Salkeid. and was with his older broth-. r. * satketd was Temoved from life support on Saturday. His ee a tance. - Graham Eagles: was averted two ~ weeks ago by the North Shore Asoraton (NSSSAA). * “. The governing body for high’ sch “in the North’ an Eagles. on Victoria. whe, Schools? Athletic. West Vancouver a transferred to Vaiicouver. ‘Thé team's star “player, ‘he secondary i in 1 Burnal oe ned io boycot games against the: ae ‘Association : _president: Jim” Burnett .. of Collingwood schoo! said the season will cont _ue as planned. No fornial complaint.was made. “t0 B.C: School Sports, which athletes’ moveritent t etween schools is scheduled for. Dec. ° 27 near. Auckland, New, Zealand. He’ will be rement- jursday: Sicoane for. his rough tumble play, “was.a real lover of life,” Murdy said. (2°. » Murdy set hal “T‘asked. Stormy .in -fro of the whole teani to lead us