The B.C.government has applied to have convicted murderer Richard Alexander turn over ownership of the Campbell River clubhouse of the Devilsa国际传媒檚 Army Motorcycle Club where John Dillon Brown was killed in 2016.

On Wednesday, June 14, the director of civil forfeiture filed a claim in B .C. Supreme Court to have the property at 70 Petersen Road be forfeited to the B.C. government under the Civil Forfeiture Act as proceeds from unlawful activity.

Alexander, a resident of Maple Ridge, B.C., was convicted on March 15 of first-degree murder in the killing of Brown inside the clubhouse and then leaving his body in the trunk of a car near Sayward.

The directorsa国际传媒檚 claim says Alexander is a sa国际传媒渇ounding, full-patch member, and president of the Devilsa国际传媒檚 Army Motorcycle Club (the sa国际传媒淒AMCsa国际传媒�).sa国际传媒�

The statement of claim alleges that the DAMC is a sa国际传媒減uppetsa国际传媒� or sa国际传媒渟upportsa国际传媒� club sponsored by the Haney chapter of the Hells Angel Motorcycle Club (the HAMC) which operates out of Maple Ridge and that the DAMC and HAMC are sa国际传媒渃riminal organizations.sa国际传媒�

The claim alleges that sa国际传媒淩. Alexander has been a member of an organization comprised of more than three persons, inside or outside Canada, and which has as one of its main purpose or main activities the facilitation or commission of one or more serious offences, that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of a material benefit, including a financial benefit, by the group or any of the persons who constitute the group.sa国际传媒�

In addition, the claim states, sa国际传媒淎lexander has a criminal record that includes convictions for possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition and murder.sa国际传媒�

Alexander also became owner of property on or about Aug. 20, 2015, the claim says.

The unlawful activity involved, the claim says, includes the property being used sa国际传媒渁s the clubhouse for the DAMC and was not occupied as a permanent residence.sa国际传媒�

The claim continues, sa国际传媒淎t all material times, the property was made available for use and temporary occupation to members of the DAMC and the HAMC.sa国际传媒�

The claim also says, sa国际传媒淭he Property has been customized to impede access by law enforcement and rival groups.sa国际传媒� It also says that sa国际传媒淥n March 11, 2016, R. Alexander used the Property to commit murdersa国际传媒� and that sa国际传媒淥n March 15, 2023, R. Alexander was convicted of murder.sa国际传媒�

Alexander has appealed his conviction.

The director alleges in the claim that sa国际传媒淭he Property is proceeds and an instrument of unlawful activity.sa国际传媒�

Those unlawful activities include, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada, murder; conspiracy to commit murder; participation in a criminal organization; committing an indictable offence sa国际传媒渇or the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization;sa国际传媒� instructing an indictable offence for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization; possession of the proceeds of crime; laundering the proceeds of unlawful activity; and, contrary to the Income Tax Act, failure to declare taxable income.

The directorsa国际传媒檚 claim also says the property sa国际传媒渋s likely to be used to facilitate Unlawful Activity in the future.sa国际传媒�

Alexander or his representatives are eligible to file a defence but have not done so yet.

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