{"id":44679,"date":"2024-04-30T11:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=44679"},"modified":"2024-04-30T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:52:01","slug":"man-wanted-in-murder-of-sipeknekatik-man-in-millbrook-arrested-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=44679","title":{"rendered":"Man wanted in murder of Sipekne&#8217;katik man in Millbrook arrested in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;87&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MILLBROOK: <\/strong>A man wanted in the death of a Sipekne&#8217;katik man in Millbroook in July 2021 has been arrested in Montreal, Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brianna LeBlanc, with N.S. RCMP, said that Valdo (C.J.) Pauyo was arrested on April 26 in Montreal. He had been wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the murder of Douglas (Bert) Knockwood in Millbrook almost three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a release, LeBlanc said that the 29-year-old Pauyo had fled Nova Scotia following the homicide of Knockwood, who was from Sipekne&#8217;katik First Nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was found deceased at a home in Millbrook in July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LeBlanc said that on April 23, Pauyo was added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boloprogram.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOLO Program<\/a> \u2013 Canada\u2019s Top 25 Most Wanted list, which led to a tip about a possible sighting in the Montr\u00e9al area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As part of their investigation and acting on the tip, RCMP officers travelled to Qu\u00e9bec,&#8221; said LeBlanc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 26, Pauyo was safely arrested in Montr\u00e9al without incident by the Qu\u00e9bec RCMP Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and the RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation was assisted by the <em>Service de\u00a0police\u00a0de la Ville de Montr\u00e9al (SPVM),<\/em> Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, and the BOLO Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A transport order was obtained and Pauyo was flown back to Nova Scotia on April 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is scheduled to appear before Supreme Court in Truro on May 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nova Scotia RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance in sharing the BOLO Program\u2019s Top 25 Most Wanted List and coming forward to police with tips. Keeping our communities safe is a shared responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation, which is ongoing, is being led by the Nova Scotia RCMP Northeast Major Crime Unit with assistance from the Qu\u00e9bec RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #: 2021-1010041<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;207&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;87&#8243;] MILLBROOK: A man wanted in the death of a Sipekne&#8217;katik man in Millbroook in July 2021 has been arrested in Montreal, Quebec. Brianna LeBlanc, with N.S. RCMP, said that Valdo (C.J.) Pauyo was arrested on April 26 in Montreal. 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