They are haunting messages by a male that confirmed up careworn with “shooting out with the cops” and searching into the fees for homicide.
And merely days afterward, onDec 27, 2022, Randall McKenzie was beneath apprehension for purportedly assassinating OPPConst Greg Pierzchala in chilly blood. The 28-year-old beginner, that had really merely handed his probation that early morning, had really solely merely gotten to the scene of a lorry within the ditch, close to Hagersville, when he was struck by 6 bullets from a Glock 19.
Court listened to Wednesday that the automobile within the ditch– a Nissan Armada– had really been swiped yesterday from a eating institution automobile park inHamilton Inside had been numerous issues that had really moreover been reported swiped that month.
McKenzie 27, and his then-girlfriend, Brandi Stewart-Sperry, 32, have every begged innocent to first-degree homicide.
In a concurred declaration of actuality, court docket listened to McKenzie’s Motorola cellphone was confiscated by the OPP following his apprehension hours after the homicide. On it, they found a video clip of McKenzie driving an auto whereas holding a weapon, 6 video clips of him making love with Stewart-Sperry, and a masses brows via to web websites describing the Criminal Code fees for homicide and homicide.
Also within the concurred declaration are cellphone messages try for the court docket which present as much as reveal McKenzie’s life was plainly deciphering: his lovemaking remained in tatters; his ex lover had really supplied all his issues, together with his boy’s presents; the cops wished him; and he seemed to be dithering in between self-destruction or leaving the district “for the tropics.”
But what he acknowledged for sure, it appeared, was that he had not been returning to jail.
On Dec 14, 2022, 13 days previous to the police officer was eradicated, McKenzie was talking with someone acknowledged simply as “Lodi.”
“I’m killing myself,” he composed within the recuperated sms message. “I so f—ed up. I’m going to do some ATM and I’m shooting out with the cops. That’s it for me.”
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“Lodi” knowledgeable him he had a child that requires him and no matter he’s achieved or is present process might be repaired.
“Thanks for everything but ill (sic) probably get a way again. We made spike strips and f—ed the cops up last night. But after Candace sold all my s–t with my son’s presents I’m shooting there (sic) tires this time.”
McKenzie knowledgeable her he had really obtained himself proper into deep downside and was shedding his thoughts.
“So other than getting back with my ex I am actually done most likely and this time it’s not going to end me back in jail for rest of (son’s) and my life,” he claimed. “But my life most likely done. Not tryna be all negative but I just wanna live happy for a bit as I can.”
Police moreover recuperated a dialog McKenzie was having with “Goof Tool” onDec 20, 2022 the place they talked in regards to the cops looking for them. Goof Tool, that the court docket listened to was not Stewart-Sperry, requested if they may merely go away with one another.
“Nah, I’m shooting out with the f—ers,” McKenzie texted in reply. “Reals–t. I’ve been prepared.
“I did a ATM the other night tell them that. They’ll think twice about coming for me because I threw spike strips and popped there (sic) tires and everything I had so much fun. Just ready for them to hit but we got away.”
He after that knowledgeable her he missed out on Brandi but had not been mosting more likely to be proper right here lengthy. “I’m planning to cut province and then get fake I’d to tropics.”
She requested to seek out alongside, informing him she loved him they usually had been anticipated to acquire wed. McKenzie knowledgeable her he was going alone.
“I can’t have love when all I can do is talk about shooting out with cops.”
Every week afterward, Pierzchala was carried out in a hailstorm of taking pictures, his holster nonetheless secured.
The take a look at proceeds.
mmandel@postmedia.com
