Kim Bolan@kbolan

Award-winning Vancouver Sun reporter covering organized crime. Author. kbolan@postmedia.com 604-219-5740 WhatsApp Now on Bluesky @kimbolan.bsky.social

 Vancouver, BC
Joined November 2008
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The first in my series about the international reach of BC gangs/criminal organizations. No paywall on the stories. Thanks to the Lieutenant Governor’s Journalism Fellowship, I was able to visit 6 countries to do research/interviews. vancouversun.com/feature/let…

Lethal Exports: B.C. gangsters at the centre of a global drug trade

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About to head north from Seattle. Here's the final story I did with @stephanie_ip Such a disturbing development - especially for the families impacted. vancouversun.com/news/tumble…

Breaking: Washington-state man arrested in connection with Tumbler Ridge shooting

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Sitting in US District Court in Seattle now. James Bryant is about to be brought in.
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Referred to in court as Ms. Bryant. Judge is explaining the charges. Prosecutor Todd Greenberg said Bryant faces 1 count of 1 conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. Max penalty life in prison.
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Case has been put over to next Tuesday.
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Photo Jesse Van Rootselaar sent to James Bryant right before Tumbler Ridge mass murders.
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News conference is over and I will now file a story with details from the criminal complaint. Then Bryant appears in court at 2 pm. Stay tuned.
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Wow, Bryant even told Van Rootselaar what kind of shoes to wear when she went to do mass murder. Bryant did not feel comfortable sending firearms to Canada, Floyd said. Bryant sent cash for the shoes too.
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US media just asked "why not send Bryant to Canada for prosecution?" Acting US Attorney Neil Floyd said "all the activity connected to this was committed here" in Washington state. But yes, penalties are higher here, he agreed.
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Bryant was arrested this morning in Bellingham area, FBI's Herrington said.
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FBI Special Agent E. Mike Herrington said Bryant identified as a female, like Van Rootselaar, sometimes worked nights (worked the night before the mass shooting.)
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No indication that Bryant and Van Rootselaar were part of any group. They met on a now-defunct website. Elija Rain won't comment on the weapons in the case, as per Canadian court publication ban.
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About 20 seconds of shooting was live streamed, then it shut down, Neil Floyd (on right) said.
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Focus remains on supporting the ongoing criminal prosecution in the U.S., Rain said. There could still be additional charges in Canada, he added.
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Accused James Bryant even offered to livestream the mass killing, Acting US Attorney Neil Floyd said. Bryant helped even on the day of the shooting, he said. FBI worked closely with the RCMP.
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RCMP Asst Commissioner Elija Rain said the RCMP reached out to US counterparts as soon as they learned of the connection on Discord platform.
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Mounties have done more than 90 interviews and found digital and other forms of evidence. Analysis is still underway. Officers "working tirelessly on this file," Rain said.
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Bellingham defendant James Cody Bryant, 30, charged with conspiracy to commit murder of Tumbler Ridge victims. Bryant was in touch with Jesse van Rootselaar for 6 months and encouraged the killings.
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No advance tips/warnings about murder plot, news conference hears.
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