Duo accused of beating Mountie in Pritchard plead guilty

Oct 24, 2016 | 4:26 PM

KAMLOOPS — Just days before their trial was set to begin, a pair of men have pleaded guilty to beating up an RCMP officer in Pritchard two years ago.

In BC Supreme Court today, Jerry Lamar and Leon Leclerc entered guilty pleas to a single count of assaulting a peace officer.

The victim was Constable Paul Koester, who was the Mountie noted for shooting and killing 22 year old Ian Bush in Houston, BC, in 2005.

Koester was cleared of wrongdoing in that case.