Court Acquits Grand Forks Man in Beaver Valley Arena Assault Case
Judge Robert Brown said Glenn Holbrook’s account was reasonably possible, ending a trial over an air horn clash that left Kevin Doherty seriously injured.
- On Wednesday, Judge Robert Brown acquitted 58-year-old Glenn Holbrook of aggravated assault stemming from an air horn altercation at the Beaver Valley Arena during a junior hockey playoff game in March 2025.
- The conflict occurred on March 19, 2025, during a Beaver Valley Nitehawks playoff game against the Grand Forks Border Bruins, when 47-year-old Kevin Doherty confronted Holbrook over his persistent air horn usage.
- While the Crown argued Holbrook threw Doherty down concrete stairs, Holbrook testified he acted in self-defense and both men fell together; Judge Brown found the testimony had a "ring of truth."
- Doherty sustained dislocated knees and broken bones during the incident, which prompted a police investigation and sparked broader community discussions about spectator conduct at local sporting events.
- Following the incident, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary reviewed spectator policies, and air horns and other noisemakers are now banned from the Beaver Valley Arena.
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Court acquits Grand Forks man in Beaver Valley Arena assault case
A Grand Forks man has been found not guilty of aggravated assault in connection with an altercation at the Beaver Valley Arena during a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff game in 2025. Provincial court Judge Rob Brown acquitted Glenn Holbrook on Wednesday, July 15, in Rossland Provincial Court following a trial that began in March and continued over several hearing dates. Holbrook, who was 57 at the time of the alleged offence, …
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