A 22-year-old man convicted in connection to the Fernie Aquatic Centre vandalism will pay the city $22,837.
Aden Shatalow-Dominick was convicted in March with one count of mischief and given a suspended sentence with 24 months of probation, as well as an order to pay the City of Fernie to cover the cost of reparation for the facility.
On Oct. 29, 2022 the Elk Valley RCMP were called after Aquatic Centre staff noticed rocks and dirt in the pool and broken glass on the pool deck.
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Sgt. Svend Nielsen says they’re pleased a conviction came after such a long investigation.
“Sometimes the public is not fully aware of the time and effort that these files take while completing the investigation, going through the court process and achieving resolution,” he said.
“The Elk Valley Regional RCMP would like to thank the City of Fernie, the public at large, witnesses and our other RCMP partners that assisted the Elk Valley RCMP with obtaining a successful result to this investigation.”
Police were able to collect DNA from blood on the broken windows. In 2023, they were able cross-reference it with a sample from Shatalow-Dominick, who was already a suspect and living in Revelstoke.
The RCMP investigated medical records and found he had visited the hospital for injuries on the morning of the incident.
Police say he had claimed to have been in a motor vehicle incident and made a false report to ICBC.
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