Calgary cops are warning an extremely violent con is in the city after moving down from Edmonton..“In the interest of public safety, the Edmonton Police Service is issuing the following warning: Tristan Thom is a convicted violent offender and the Edmonton Police Service believes he poses a significant risk of harm to the community and, as such, believe there is a duty to warn the public,” said Calgary police in a release..They added Thom, 22, had recently moved to Calgary..“Thom is capable of extreme violence, especially under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Thom will resort to violence if he perceives being challenged or shown disrespect by others and violent acts could occur in public or social settings,” said the police statement..“Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action.”.He is described as 5-ft. 10-ins., 160 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair..Thom was one of four inmates charged with the jailhouse beating of mass killer Douglas Garland at the Calgary Remand Centre..The 2017 beating took place just hours after Garland, 57, was sentenced for the first-degree murder in the 2014 deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grandson Nathan O’Brien.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .The beating only lasted about 10 seconds and took place while Garland was sitting on a carpeted step in a common area of a protective custody unit, court heard..Garland was hospitalized for several days..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Calgary cops are warning an extremely violent con is in the city after moving down from Edmonton..“In the interest of public safety, the Edmonton Police Service is issuing the following warning: Tristan Thom is a convicted violent offender and the Edmonton Police Service believes he poses a significant risk of harm to the community and, as such, believe there is a duty to warn the public,” said Calgary police in a release..They added Thom, 22, had recently moved to Calgary..“Thom is capable of extreme violence, especially under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Thom will resort to violence if he perceives being challenged or shown disrespect by others and violent acts could occur in public or social settings,” said the police statement..“Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action.”.He is described as 5-ft. 10-ins., 160 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair..Thom was one of four inmates charged with the jailhouse beating of mass killer Douglas Garland at the Calgary Remand Centre..The 2017 beating took place just hours after Garland, 57, was sentenced for the first-degree murder in the 2014 deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grandson Nathan O’Brien.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .The beating only lasted about 10 seconds and took place while Garland was sitting on a carpeted step in a common area of a protective custody unit, court heard..Garland was hospitalized for several days..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
