Judge reserves decision on fate of Saskatchewan Mountie killer’s truck

 By Jeremy Simes  REGINA, SASK-CP-A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two Mounties in a chase involving his blue pickup truck 20 years ago will have to wait on whether he can get the vehicle back. Justice Daryl Labach told a Saskatoon courtroom Monday he’s reserving his decision on what to do with Curtis Dagenais’ 1986 GMC 1500. The judge is set to make a ruling on Dec. 4. Prosecutors are seeking the vehicle be forfeited to the Crown, while Dagenais — who represented himself without a lawyer — argues it still holds value for parts and that the issue has been mentally difficult. “(I’m) locked up like a dog,” Dagenais, 61, told court. It has been 17 years since a jury convicted Dagenais of first-degree murder for…

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