Shawn Maxwell Rehn (above) is believe to have gunned down two RCMP officers in Edmonton over the weekend. Both were wounded. One is not expected to survive his injuries, the RCMP said Sunday. Rehn is believed to have killed himself after the shootings.
There are now lots of questions — including some from the RCMP — why Rehn was not behind bars given his very, very, very long record of convictions and the very serious nature of the charges he was facing even before the weekend shootings.
My Edmonton-based colleague Joshua Skurnik has just obtained Rehn’s criminal record and a list of the charges that were already outstanding against him.
First, the convictions:
Adult conviction record of Shawn Rehn
Date provided is the date of the adjudication of the matter.
The location is the location of the court where the matter was heard.
1999-04-01
B&E & THEFT SEC 348(1)(B) CC
60 DAYS jail
1 year probation
Ordered to pay $921 in restitution
EDMONTON
2001-04-09
DANGEROUS OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE
6 month jail
3 years probation
EVANSBURG
2001-08-27
Assault
$200 fine
Evansburg
2001-05-14
POSS OF PROPERTY UNDER $5000 OBTAINED BY CRIME SEC 355(B) CC
60 days jail
CALGARY
2001-05-14
Housebreaking/commit theft
5 months jail
Calgary
2001-05-14
Obstruct a peace officer
Breach of conditions X2
15 days jail
Calgary
2001-06-21
FAIL TO ATTEND COURT
45 DAYS jail
EDMONTON
2001-12-15
Assault with a weapon
Careless use/storage of a firearmX2
1 day jail (spent 7 months in custody so considered time served)
10 year firearm prohibition
Edmonton
2003-03-04
Operate motor vehicle while disqualified
$400 fine
2004-08-04
DRIVING WHILE DISQUALIFIED SEC 259(4) CC
60 DAYS jail
EDMONTON
2005-04-13
POSS OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME OVER $5000 SEC 355(A) CC
1 DAY jail
CALGARY
2006-03-15
16 counts of POSS OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME UNDER $5000
2 years jail
CALGARY
2006-03-27
POSS OF PROPERTY OVER $5000 OBTAINED BY CRIME
DRIVING WHILE DISQUALIFIED
5 months jail
18 month driving prohibition
EDMONTON
2007-11-08
THEFT UNDER $5000
1 DAY jail
CALGARY
2009-08-14
FAIL TO COMPLY WITH RECOGNIZANCE
$200 fine
EDMONTON
2010-10-26
POSS OF A PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED FIREARM
POSS OF prohibited FIREARM
3 year jail
Edmonton
2010-10-26
Refuse to provide breath sample
Escape lawful custody
Possess controlled substance
Possess property under $5000 X10
Possession of stolen credit card
Breach of recognizance
5 years jail (minus credit for time served leaving three years)
2011-06-06
BREAK ENTER & THEFT
2 years jail
EDMONTON
2011-08-19
UNAUTHORIZED POSS OF A PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED weapon
POSS OF PROPERTY under $5000 OBTAINED BY CRIME
Breach of recognizance X2
3 months
DRUMHELLER
2013-08-07
Assault
1 day jail
Drumheller
And now, the outstanding charges:
Rehn, Shawn Maxwell (DOB – 1980-08-05)
(Outstanding charges as of January 17, 2015)
Docket#131237851P1: (Edmonton)
Offence date: October 11, 2013
fraud over $5,000
breach of condition recognizanceX2
Docket#140903576P1: (Fort Saskatchewan)
Offence date: December 14, 2013
breach of recognizanceX3
resisting a peace officer
possession of stolen property
possession of controlled substance
use of imitation firearm
Docket#:141013185P1 (Edmonton)
Offence date: September 3, 2014
knowing possession of a prohibited/restricted weapon contrary to CC 92.2
possession of a prohibited firearm
escaping lawful custody
possession of stolen property under $5,000
possession of controlled substance
possess break-in instruments
breach of recognizance order X2
Docket#: 141314500P1 (Edmonton)
Offence date: November 12, 2014
fail to appear
Docket#:141387456P1 (Edmonton)
Offence date: November 28, 2014
fail to appear
Docket#: 150014215P1 (Edmonton)
Offence date: October 28, 2014
fail to stop vehicle/evade officer
dangerous driving
breach of recognizance X4
disqualified driving
driving without insurance
display unauthorized plates
Ah don’t you just love the Canadian (lack of) justice system? With this rap sheet this guy should have been in jail for the rest of his life but at least now he won’t be a problem from here on. So sorry for the mounties and their families and what they are going through at the moment
I notice the times he was supposed to be in jail and some of the offences he committed don’t really jive. Did he actually spend any time in jail at all? Oct 2010, convicted and sentenced to 5 years less time served. That left 3 years but he was charged again 8 months later and got 2 years. Then 2 months after that, again.
Are these facts or things made up to make him seem worse than he really is? Is our system really that screwed up that criminals sentenced to jail time don’t actually have to go?
Ahhh. soft on crime pays another dividend.
All those crimes, especially gun crimes, should have seen him locked up for a long time, at the time he was shooting the officers.
But lefty judges know better. Wish he was released into their neighbourhoods instead of into society to kill good people.
A tragic and preventable loss of life but our justice system and all its judiciary failed.
This career criminal who clearly flouted the law numerous times was a walking timebomb but our defence lawyers and bleeding heart judges failed to address the dangerous nature of this psycho and we lost a fine RCMP Officer and nearly a second one. Makes all of us very angry…I have never seen so many angry people when all the facts were on the table. This man exhibited every dangerous quality of the worst kind and the judiciary failed to recognize it. Pure incompetence.
Who will step forward to admit this travesty of jurisprudence?
The Harper government ” Tough On Crime ” now see what happened, all talk and BS from the Conservatives Party. I would never believe this party.
I have to agree with Mr Windsor,did he ever do any time.
Every time he is suppose to be in jail he is committing more crime??????????
In 2010-10-26 he is suppose to be doing 3 years but in 2011-06-06 he gets another charge and 2 years, then 2 months later 2011-08-19 he gets another charge.
Are these crimes being committed while he is in jail?
I really doubt it.
Can anybody explain this to the officers family?
Even the cops admit criminals have more rights than victims. Total judicial incompetence. If this case doesn’t cause a overhaul of
the justice system, nothing will. Hope the judge who let this homicidal maniac out on the streets gets shown the door and then some.