Alleged gunman in Jimi Sandhu murder arrested in Canada

Matthew Dupre was arrested in Edmonton, Alberta province, on Feb 20, Prayuth Petchkhun, the deputy spokesman of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), said on Monday (Feb 28), reports the Bangkok Post.

Mr Dupre was being held in detention by the Alberta Court, pending the court’s decision on Thailand’s extradition request.

Mr Prayuth said the OAG was working on bringing him back to stand trial. 

Mr Dupree and an alleged accomplice Gene Karl Lahrkamp, who remains at large, face multiple charges in Thailand, including the premeditated murder of Jimi “Slice” Sandhu in the parking lot of his rented beachfront villa in Rawai of Phuket about 10:30pm on Feb 4.

The two were identified from security camera recordings in and around the crime scene.

The OAG on Monday did not provide details of the two suspects. But Phuket police chief Pol Maj Gen Sermphan Sirikhong has said previously the two were Canadian nationals, aged 37, and they left the resort island on Feb 6.

Mr Prayuth confirmed on Monday that Mr Dupre left Phuket for Canada on Feb 6 and an arrest warrant was issued for him on Feb 11.

The Royal Thai Police Office contacted the OAG seeking his extradition four days later and the Alberta Court issued an arrest warrant for him on Feb 17, leading to his detention.