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A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Missing person. holds up|
release of court decision |

By MARGARET SPEIRS _

A CROWN: PROSECUTOR may apply 19 have the judge’ S.
_ 2 Verdict released in a sexual assault case in ‘the absence of thie °
-! | accused, who has been missing for several months now. :
: Randolph Peal, who has been missing from Prince George’
“since he last spoke to a relative Feb. 4, faced three sexual as-
” “ sault-related charges for. the Period’ between Dec. 1, 1987.

*.. and Dec. 30, 1994.

_All of the charges were alleged to have taken placei in the

‘ Terrace, area: Peal, 55 and legally blind, is originally from -
» Gounsel Calvin Struyk and Justice Pitfield to.ensure all'could. ©

a the Nass Valley but has been living in Prince George.

.Peal went | to trial in. Terrace and the trial was concluded,
but on Feb. 2, when Mr. Justice Ian H. Pitfield was due to.

give his judgment of guilty or not guilty in Terrace Supreme

* Court, the accused f failed to appear by: videoconference from

» +. Prince George.’

Scie from Shriner AT

a iver GENERAL MEETING “

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/ .. Crown counsel Barry Zacharias, asked if Pitfield wished
to give his judgment or wait until Peal was ‘found - under the :
Criminal. Code the justice can do either - and Pitheld chose >
-to wait until Peal was found... ‘ :
-A-bench warrant was issued for Peal's arrest after he.
“h -failed to appear Feb. 2.” “
. |... Zacharias said. May 1]-he may apply to the court to ask
Lo ‘the justice whether he wishes to give his judgment now y that
. +. some time has passed.

If so, then a. date. would. be set for the jidgment to be‘

From f front

- Although the group doesn’ t have any Jeads on 1 the thieves,

Parker said the RCMP were on the case right away.
* He said: fellow. Shriner Peter Wallin, who lives by the”
storage yard.on Queensway, patrols his establishment sev- ~~
“eral times each’ day so whoever stole the quads: was s well: ac
a -quainted with his routine.:

Staff Sgt. Eric Stubbs said palice also have t no leads but

7 ‘continue to investigate the thefts.

“While ATVs. are: larger Pieces, of machinery that would

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-“If-Mr. Peal was around but. Just isn’t findable at the Sa ee A ho Ae:
moment then the concer I would have is that something’ B 6 9.5 3.4 4.4 z 6 19.5 4.6! 7 0.0
might happen to the judge and we’ ’d have to do the trial over : 7: ° 8.1 2.6 3.8 j:) 7 19.0 5.8 0.0
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TET made an application and ie judg i is determined not - 9 11.4 28. T 9 24.6 4 0.0 0.0.
to give his ju gment, I’ve done what I'can. : Gane Ag. : . 7
In his experience Zacharias said he has seen other ac- 10 (12.7 3.8 1.4 & 10 23.6 | Ve t
“eused abscond, or not show up for court, but not at this stage ” 11. 10.4 1.6. (6.6 74.141 20.4— . dT

" person.

7 ing, trips by. family members from the Nass Valley to. the.

River as far south as Quesnel, but did 1 not find anything.”

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» Ifhe decides to make the application to the court: Zacha-
rias would need to arrange for a suitable date with defence.

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Alermess/Distraction
Long: deys of travel can cause fatigue
and drowsiness. Take frequent breaks
‘to stretch and rest to remain alert and.
safe. The use of cell phones can cause
‘a. significant ‘lack of attention to the
highway. when.. used while ‘driving.
Please ,pull over. and complete. your
| communications, or to deal with other

be in attendance whether. by phone or videoconference or in’

Peal's family mounted a ‘search i in the Prince George area a
for Péal when he failed to make contact after Feb: 4 ; involv-

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interior city. o distractions before, resuming driving.
The RCMP also issued several bulletins asking people t to
keep a watch out for Peal. None of the alerts mentioned there *
was a warrant out for Peal’s apprehension.
_* The search intensified when a white cane,’ similar tc to the .
one used by Peal, was found near one of the bridges i in Prince
George that crosses the Fraser River.” ©". :
‘Peal’s cane was missing from his apartment as were some |:
other personal effects such as a packsack... a:
- RCMP-officers did use a helicopter to search the: Fraser a

2 DAYS ONLY

Fri & Sat
May 19 & 20

‘ Closed Sunday & Monday

carn

/ theft.

‘seem to be difficult to move . around without being noticed; °
* Stubbs said so many quads. are transported around | town that a
‘they.tend to go unnoticed. ae
Shriners hospitals: primarily treat “children whe’ ve, ‘gue .
: fered: burns and have osteopathic conditions such: as spina
- bifida, Parker said. ~~

The 2 22‘hospitals help children based ¢ on need. The near-.

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