They are haunting messages by a male that confirmed up careworn with “shooting out with the cops” and looking out into the costs for homicide.
And merely days afterward, onDec 27, 2022, Randall McKenzie was underneath apprehension for purportedly assassinating OPPConst Greg Pierzchala in chilly blood. The 28-year-old beginner, that had truly merely handed his probation that early morning, had truly solely merely gotten to the scene of a lorry within the ditch, close to Hagersville, when he was struck by 6 bullets from a Glock 19.
Court listened to Wednesday that the automotive within the ditch– a Nissan Armada– had truly been swiped yesterday from a eating institution automotive park inHamilton Inside have been numerous issues that had truly moreover been reported swiped that month.
McKenzie 27, and his then-girlfriend, Brandi Stewart-Sperry, 32, have every begged innocent to first-degree homicide.
In a concurred declaration of actuality, courtroom listened to McKenzie’s Motorola mobile phone was confiscated by the OPP following his apprehension hours after the homicide. On it, they found a video clip of McKenzie driving an auto whereas holding a weapon, 6 video clips of him making love with Stewart-Sperry, and a masses brows by way of to web websites describing the Criminal Code expenses for homicide and homicide.
Also within the concurred declaration are cellphone messages try for the courtroom which present as much as reveal McKenzie’s life was plainly deciphering: his lovemaking remained in tatters; his ex lover had truly supplied all his issues, together with his boy’s presents; the cops needed him; and he seemed to be dithering in between self-destruction or leaving the district “for the tropics.”
But what he acknowledged unquestionably, it appeared, was that he had not been returning to jail.
On Dec 14, 2022, 13 days previous to the police officer was eradicated, McKenzie was talking with anyone acknowledged simply as “Lodi.”
“I’m killing myself,” he composed within the recuperated sms message. “I so f—ed up. I’m going to do some ATM and I’m shooting out with the cops. That’s it for me.”
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“Lodi” knowledgeable him he had a child that requires him and no matter he’s carried out or is present process may be repaired.
“Thanks for everything but ill (sic) probably get a way again. We made spike strips and f—ed the cops up last night. But after Candace sold all my s–t with my son’s presents I’m shooting there (sic) tires this time.”
McKenzie knowledgeable her he had truly obtained himself proper into deep drawback and was shedding his thoughts.
“So other than getting back with my ex I am actually done most likely and this time it’s not going to end me back in jail for rest of (son’s) and my life,” he claimed. “But my life most likely done. Not tryna be all negative but I just wanna live happy for a bit as I can.”
Police moreover recuperated a dialog McKenzie was having with “Goof Tool” onDec 20, 2022 the place they talked concerning the cops looking for them. Goof Tool, that the courtroom listened to was not Stewart-Sperry, requested if they could merely depart with one another.
“Nah, I’m shooting out with the f—ers,” McKenzie texted in reply. “Reals–t. I’ve been prepared.
“I did a ATM the other night tell them that. They’ll think twice about coming for me because I threw spike strips and popped there (sic) tires and everything I had so much fun. Just ready for them to hit but we got away.”
He after that knowledgeable her he missed out on Brandi but had not been mosting prone to be proper right here lengthy. “I’m planning to cut province and then get fake I’d to tropics.”
She requested to search out alongside, informing him she loved him they usually have been anticipated to acquire wed. McKenzie knowledgeable her he was going alone.
“I can’t have love when all I can do is talk about shooting out with cops.”
Per week afterward, Pierzchala was carried out in a hailstorm of taking pictures, his holster nonetheless secured.
The take a look at proceeds.
mmandel@postmedia.com
