Put Coles Back in Jail

At age 19, Jeremy Matthew Coles had never even had a bank account.  He wandered from one dead end job to another, while also being involved in a life of crime.  On October 18th, 1999 he was involved in one of the most tragic and heartbreaking crimes that BC has ever seen.  While he was out in the early morning hours, getting high on LSD, he stole a few vehicles.  One of these vehicles was a 1997 Ford Explorer.  When Coles decided he was done with the vehicle, he rigged the pedals and steering wheel with sticks.  He then put it in gear and sent it racing down the road without a driver.  Not knowing that there was a truck screaming towards him, Bill Soper (42) turned up the road with his step-son Cody Gratton-Bradshaw (6)  on the back of his motorcycle.  They both died instantly after the truck struck them.  That was the day that my family was shattered.  That was the day that he killed my dad and brother.  Coles fled the scene.  There was a country-wide manhunt and finally after days of being on the run, he turned himself in.  Judge Collingwood described Coles's actions as "wanton and uncaring," "completely deviant" and "reprehensible" in sending him away.   Coles was scentenced to 10 years in jail for 2 counts of criminal negligence causing death.  He was also prohibited from driving for 15 years.    During his parole hearing, the parole board said that he still continued to show no remorse for his actions or his victims, and had not been to any councelling of any sort.  They also said that psychological reports said that he was likely to reoffend with violence.  Having said all that, Coles only served 2/3 of his sentance and was paroled in January of 2007.

On July 13, 2008, Coles, who was banned from driving was riding his motorcyle with his commom-law wife, and crashed into a Dodge Neon.  It is reported that Coles broke his arm and his female passenger and the driver of the car were sent to the hospital with Non life-threatening injuries.  So far Coles has been charged with driving without a licence, driving without insurance and passing on the right.  This is clearly not enough.  I cant believe that he was released from jail, only to almost kill people again.  He must go back to jail where he belongs.  It is quite clear that jail is the only place where he cant hurt people.  We need to keep this scumbag off the streets before he hurts anyone else! Please sign this petition so it can be brought before the judge!