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| Escaped killer in hostage drama before arrest |
| By edmontonsun.com |
| Published: 03/21/2011 |
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Mounties are crediting an elderly woman who escaped after she was held hostage in her home for more than nine hours for helping them capture a 500-pound escaped killer. Police accuse William Wade Bicknell, 42, of holding the woman hostage in her home north of Sexsmith several hours before he was eventually nabbed after an alleged gunfight with police. Cpl. Carol McKinley, a spokeswoman with the Grande Prairie RCMP, says Bicknell -- who was described by police as being armed and dangerous -- allegedly entered the home sometime around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The woman was able to escape from the home around 4 p.m. and she quickly called police and her family for help, said McKinley. “It’s fortunate that she wasn’t injured, but her information certainly benefited, not only us as police, but the public as a whole in returning this person back to custody,” said McKinley “Her actions led to the resolution we are at now.” Bicknell was captured by Grande Prairie RCMP Saturday night and airlifted early Sunday morning to an Edmonton hospital for injuries that police are being tightlipped about. “How, and what injuries he sustained, is currently under investigation,” said McKinley. It’s believed Bicknell -- who overpowered a corrections officer in a government vehicle near Edmonton March 10 when he escaped -- was injured during a gun fight with Mounties when a police pursuit ended east of Sexsmith, a small town 20 km north of Grande Prairie. Read More. |
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I think the RCMP should be better shots. What more can happen to him as punishment. I don't think the tax payers of this country should have to feed the likes of him for the rest of his life. The money could be better spent elsewhere. Bring back the noose. The whole of society is suffering because we're not even supposed to spank our kids to keep them in line and look how most of them behave. No respect for people, property, or anything.