Former Vernon RCMP Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Weapon Charge
The court granted an absolute discharge, leaving the assault conviction off McVarnock’s criminal record after he admitted the essential elements of the offence.
- On Friday, former Vernon North Okanagan RCMP superintendent Steven McVarnock pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, nearly one year after an incident near Bella Coola.
- Charges stemmed from a July 29, 2025, incident in Hagensborg, with the case moved to Robson Square Provincial Court earlier this year.
- McVarnock served 32 years with the RCMP, including time as commander of the RCMP's V Division in Nunavut from 2009 to 2013, and previously received an absolute discharge for a separate assault conviction in Spallumcheen.
- Following the plea, the court granted an absolute discharge, meaning McVarnock's conviction will not appear on his criminal record as it was deemed in the offender's best interest.
- A pre-sentencing report was ordered, and McVarnock will return to Robson Square Provincial Court on Sept. 16 for the court to receive and review the report.
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Former B.C. RCMP Supt. pleads guilty to assault with weapon - Creston Valley Advance
A former superintendent for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Friday, almost one year after he was involved in an incident near Bella Coola. Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon and assault Aug. 20, 2025, related to an incident that took place in Hagensborg July 29 of that year. McVarnock appeared virtually from Bella Coola in Robson Square Provincial Court July 3, and entere…
Former B.C. RCMP Supt. pleads guilty to assault with weapon - Grand Forks Gazette
A former superintendent for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Friday, almost one year after he was involved in an incident near Bella Coola. Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon and assault Aug. 20, 2025, related to an incident that took place in Hagensborg July 29 of that year. McVarnock appeared virtually from Bella Coola in Robson Square Provincial Court July 3, and entere…
Former B.C. RCMP Supt. pleads guilty to assault with weapon - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
A former superintendent for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Friday, almost one year after he was involved in an incident near Bella Coola. Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon and assault Aug. 20, 2025, related to an incident that took place in Hagensborg July 29 of that year. McVarnock appeared virtually from Bella Coola in Robson Square Provincial Court July 3, and entere…
Former B.C. RCMP Supt. pleads guilty to assault with weapon - Northern Sentinel
A former superintendent for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Friday, almost one year after he was involved in an incident near Bella Coola. Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon and assault Aug. 20, 2025, related to an incident that took place in Hagensborg July 29 of that year. McVarnock appeared virtually from Bella Coola in Robson Square Provincial Court July 3, and entere…
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Former B.C. RCMP Supt. pleads guilty to assault with weapon
A former superintendent for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Friday, almost one year after he was involved in an incident near Bella Coola. Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon and assault Aug. 20, 2025, related to an incident that took place in Hagensborg July 29 of that year. McVarnock appeared virtually from Bella Coola in Robson Square Provincial Court July 3, and entere…
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