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Vernon man who doused Mountie with gasoline has appeal dismissed

  • A Vernon man, Blake Dergez, had his appeal dismissed regarding a gasoline-dousing incident involving a police officer.
  • Dergez received a 25-month total sentence for assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and breach of probation orders.
  • The B.C. Court of Appeal confirmed that evidence supported the trial judge's conclusion that Dergez deliberately doused the officer with gasoline.
  • Justice Gail Dickson stated that there was no error in the trial judge's assessment or reasons for convicting Dergez.
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B.C. man who doused Mountie with gasoline has appeal dismissed

Blake Dergez had threatened to set the police officer on fire in 2021. His conviction and sentence was upheld by the B.C. Court of Appeal

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Vernon man who doused Mountie with gasoline has appeal dismissed

Blake Dergez had threatened to set the police officer on fire in 2021. His conviction and sentence was upheld by the B.C. Court of Appeal

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