CBC is reporting that "Venezuelan police have arrested a Nova Scotian man who left Canada shortly before being charged with murder in 2011. Steven Skinner, 43, faces a second-degree murder charge over the killing of 20-year-old Stacey Adams in the Halifax area. " I was wondering why the traffic on an old post I made about him was off the charts. A blog reader finally wrote in and said he was arrested. I'm not sure about his affiliations. He was a MMA fighter.
CBC is reporting that in 2006, two clothing stores owned by Skinner were firebombed within an hour of each other. One of the men charged with arson in the fires was Cory Melvin, the younger brother of Halifax crime figure Jimmy Melvin Jr.
The Chronicle Herald reported that "Melvin, a notorious Halifax crime figure, was arrested in July and charged with first-degree murder in the February 2009 shooting death of Terry Marriott Jr., who belonged to a rival gang." It doesn't name the gang but describe the feud between the Melvins and the Marriotts who used to sell crack together then split and became rivals.
The article states Jimmy Melvin Sr worked for the Hells Angels back in 1992 when he was caught trying to off load a spanish vessel loaded with three tones of cocaine. In 2000 a member of the Marriott family was charged with the murder of former Hells Angels associate William St. Clair Wendelborg. December 2001 Jimmy Melvin Sr was arrested along with Hells Angels members and associates when the Halifax clubhouse was raided for drug offences.
That would imply Skinner is a HA rival but Venezuela kinda sounds like HA protection. In the book Road to Hell, it claims Larry Pace (Lars) killed William Wendelborg in a contract hit ordered by Wolf Carroll’s associate Paul Wilson. Lars is the guy living in Kelowna now. So that hit was for the Hells Angels not against them. The HAs must be working with both groups in Halifax. Locals are under the impression Skinner got his HA patch in 2011.
I'm a bit surprised the Venezuelans found time to scarf him up, it's not like they aren't busy with a whole wack of their own problems at the moment. It's seems that socialism works fine until it always ends up.....not working. The most oil of any state in the western hemisphere and they have food shortages. Look for a change of management soon if this shit keeps up.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. If anyone wants to see the greed of capitalism times a thousand they just have to have a look at the Communist politicians in China. Their social justice is a lie:
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Skinner wasn't that smart. if he'd gone to Brazil and had a child there, he would have been home free, just like the guy from the British mail train robbery.
ReplyDeleteoh, well a lot of crooks aren't that smart
You show an interesting familiarity with Brazil's extradition laws.... ;-)
ReplyDeleteRonnie Biggs.
Yes, Ronnie Biggs. he robbed the mail train with a nice group of fellows, was sent to jail for far too long, left, went to Australia, almost got caught and then hot footed it over to brazil. the rest of the boys did their time, but it was far too long. the sentences had more to do with stealing the "royal mail". that in England just wasn't on.
ReplyDeleteThey simply weren't a bad bunch, just not that bright.
That reminds me of music when I was a kid and Ronnie's musical career:
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Skinner. Is a skinner
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