Langley Times, October 28, 2015

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Two years for police chase with toddler in tow Langley man ran over his wife and then fled from police with his daughter, 3, in the vehicle MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter

A 31-year-old Langley man will spend two years jail for running over his wife with a car and then taking his three-year-old child on a wild police chase through several cities before being arrested in Vancouver. A provincial court judge sentenced William Noel Marten to 24.5 months in jail, a three-year driving ban and 10-year firearms ban along with a $200 victim surcharge on Friday in Surrey. He was credited seven months for the 4.5 months he has been in pre-trial custody since his arrest on May 15. In August, Marten pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a vehicle and flight from police. Langley RCMP were called about 2 p.m. on May 15, after Marten drove over his then-common law wife in a neighbourhood near 200 Street and 64 Avenue.

The mother was treated for her injuries in hospital. He then took off in the vehicle with his three-year-old daughter strapped into her car seat. Police vehicles and a helicopter chased the fleeing vehicle into Vancouver. Vancouver police said Marten rammed several police cruisers in an attempt to get away before he was arrested with the aid of a police dog team. He was transported to hospital with dog bites. The child was found unharmed and strapped into her car seat. Marten has had dealings with police in the past. He was given 12 months probation for a theft in 2013. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to uttering forged documents in Calgary. He received 30 days in jail. He was sentenced to a an Aboriginal Sentencing Circle for uttering threats to burn or destroy and breaching those terms in 2012 in North Vancouver.

Trial for accused drug traffickers set for 2016 MONIQUE TA MMING A Tim es Reporte r

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Three days have been set aside for the trial of two alleged senior members of the 856 gang in connection with drug trafficking activities in Langley. But the trial, to take place in provincial court in Surrey, won’t happen until June 2016. Leonard Pelletier, 48, faces five

counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of willfully resisting or obstructing and officer. Jason Francis Wallace, 26, is charged with six counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Continued Page 3


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