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Accused Bank Robber to Have Charges Waived to B.C.

Sep 16, 2016 | 12:09 PM

LETHBRIDGE – A multiple bank robbery case that’s been handled in Lethbridge since early 2015, will likely come to a conclusion in a B.C. courtroom.

Greg White, who has been representing Shaun Christopher Cornish in Lethbridge, explained Friday morning (Sept. 16) that his client’s other lawyer in British Columbia has worked out a resolution there that will cover all of his charges.

Cornish was arrested and charged after nine banks – including one in Lethbridge – were robbed in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan between December of 2014 and January of 2015.

In the Lethbridge incident on January 13, 2015, a male walked into the TD Bank along the 2000 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South, approached the tellers, produced a firearm and demanded cash. He then fled after an undisclosed amount of money was handed over.

Cornish was arrested on January 30, 2015, at a hotel in Grande Prairie by Calgary RCMP and the Emergency Response Team.

Cornish’s matter will return to Lethbridge Provincial Court on October 19, to confirm his local charges have been waived to B.C.