Saturday, November 7, 2020

Kelowna HA prospects Townsend, Bayley finally go to trial

Prospect Jason Dennis Townsend was charged with common assault and assault by choking after attacking a woman. Townsend is a former member of the Renegades MC in Prince George. He was sentenced in 2014 to two years in jail for a vicious attack on three people in Prince George which was caught on camera. He was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm
Townsend has a long criminal history with convictions for assault, drug trafficking and firearms.
Townsend's trial will begin on the same day as the trial for HA prospect Colin Bayley.
Bayley had just completed 12-months probation for a previous assault conviction before another brutal attack. He faces trial for aggravated assault.