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Another year jail for man arrested for fentanyl, meth in Oliver in 2021

Samuel J. D. Prescott-Perreault has been in jail since he was arrested in 2021
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Penticton’s Courts. (File photo)

A man arrested with fentanyl, meth and a handgun after leading policing back and forth between Penticton to Oliver in two different vehicles will spend over a year more in custody after being sentenced in Penticton Supreme Court on Feb. 6.

Samuel J. D. Prescott-Perault appeared in court to be sentenced for the July 21, 2021 incident, where he was arrested after police covertly followed him along a drug trafficking route.

The accused has remained in custody since his arrest.

On July 21, 2021, Prescott-Perault was spotted by RCMP in Penticton, initially in the passenger seat of an Escalade. They watched as he got into the driver’s seat and headed towards Oliver, despite being prohibited after previous convictions.

They followed him to Oliver, where they eventually found the vehicle sitting empty. Officers then spotted Prescott-Perault heading back up towards Penticton behind the wheel of a different vehicle.

Officers resumed following Prescott-Perault, and although they never launched a chase, when he spotted the officers he began driving dangerously, including crossing lanes of traffic.

The police eventually deployed a police dog team after he ditched the vehicle back in Oliver, finding him hiding in some bushes. Police found a backpack nearby with fentanyl and methamphetamines worth about $2,000 on the street as well as a 9mm handgun.

Prescott-Perault previously entred a guilty plea in in March of 2023, for the charges he was facing in relation to the indicent. His guilty plea included charges of dangerous operation of a conveyance, possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl for trafficking and possession of a loaded 9mm handgun without a license.

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Lengthy submissions were provided to the court, including a presentence report and a Gladue Report on Prescott-Perault’s Indigenous heritage and his brutal childhood.

He was estranged from his father when he was a toddler, his mother was an addict, and by age 12 he had left home to live on the streets of Montreal where he was recruited by gangs into crime.

“He started using marijuana at age nine, he began snorting cocaine by age 10 and by age 12 or 13 was addicted to everything other than opioids,” said the Justice.

Defence said that Prescott-Perault had tried to leave his criminal past behind him when he left Quebec to come to B.C., finding some employment, and for 11 years had a relationship and several children.

Prescott-Perault resumed drug use following an accident, which led to him falling back into contact with criminals and a breakdown in his relationship.

“His partner took the children out of the province and has not allowed him to see them,” said the Justice. “He said that he has not spoken with them in many years.”

The Justice noted that since being arrested Prescott-Perault has completed his Grade 12 education, completed a number of other programs and certificates, and has expressed his hopes to reconnect with both his partner and children.

His criminal record was noted to align with the highs and lows of his life, and he had a lengthy list of past convictions including theft, possession of controlled substances and firearm offences.

The Justice noted that there were several serious factors to consider when balancing Prescott-Perault’s mitigating circumstances, including a guilty plea, the danger to the public from his driving, the involvement of fentanyl, and the involvement of the handgun.

A joint-submission from Crown and Defence sought a four-and-a-half year sentence. Since Prescott-Perault has remained in custody while awaiting his trial, the 842 days that he has already served will count towards the sentence.

Prescott-Perault will spend an additional 379 additional days in prison after being sentenced to four and a half years.

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Brennan Phillips

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Brennan was raised in the Okanagan and is thankful every day that he gets to live and work in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
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