Summary He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now. The Mayerthorpe tragedy occurred on March 3, 2005, on the farm of James Roszko, just north of Rochfort Bridge near the town of Mayerthorpe in the Canadian province of Alberta. Roszko shot and killed four Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He then committed suicide. The attack occurred as the officers were executing a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on the farm. Two individuals who were not present at the shooting, Shawn Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman, pled guilty to manslaughter for assisting Roszko to return to his farm.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Linden MacIntyre Bob McKeown Mark Kelley Gillian Findlay
Genres : Documentary News
Release date : Feb 3, 2009
Countries of origin : Canada
Official sites : -CBC -With Bob Logie (1980)
Language : English
Filming locations : Montréal, Québec, Canada
Summary He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now. The Mayerthorpe tragedy occurred on March 3, 2005, on the farm of James Roszko, just north of Rochfort Bridge near the town of Mayerthorpe in the Canadian province of Alberta. Roszko shot and killed four Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He then committed suicide. The attack occurred as the officers were executing a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on the farm. Two individuals who were not present at the shooting, Shawn Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman, pled guilty to manslaughter for assisting Roszko to return to his farm.
Genres : Documentary News
Release date : Feb 3, 2009
Countries of origin : Canada
Official sites : -CBC -With Bob Logie (1980)
Language : English
Filming locations : Montréal, Québec, Canada