Wood Street and Tranquille Road, site of Sean Dunn's death, Dec. 30, 2016. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

By James Peters

James David Bond

Man acquitted of 2016 North Shore killing given jail time for perjury admission

Feb 26, 2026 | 4:21 PM

KAMLOOPS — A man who was acquitted of manslaughter for his part in a 2016 incident on the Kamloops North Shore has been sent to jail after admitting to misleading the court during his trial.

James David Bond was initially accused of beating 42-year-old Sean Dunn to death on Dec. 30, 2016, outside The Duchess nightclub on Tranquille Road. The incident followed an alcohol-fueled argument apparently involving Bond’s girlfriend at the time, Sarah Hupe.

Bond was acquitted of the crime in 2019, afterward telling CFJC Today he was relieved the trial had ended and expressing sympathy for Dunn’s family.

“It’s a tragic situation,” Bond said at the time. “I have to live with this for the rest of my life.”

In August 2023, Bond and Hupe were both arrested for perjury, accused of misleading the court with their testimony in Bond’s trial.

Question of the Week

Do you believe the Blazers are primed to go on a long playoff run?

Mar 23, 2026

Looped In

LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: March 23, 2026

Mar 23, 2026

1000 Ways To Heal

1000 WAYS TO HEAL: The Front Lawn - A story we inherited

Mar 23, 2026

Bond pleaded guilty to the perjury charge in 2025. In BC Supreme Court in Kamloops on Monday (Feb. 23), he was sentenced to 20 months in jail.

Hupe pleaded not guilty to the perjury charge against her and is scheduled to go to trial on April 27.