KAMLOOPS, Canada – A man in Kamloops pleaded guilty to a serious assault charge following a swarming incident at a local homeless shelter a year earlier.
Tyson Ian Bormke, 25, admitted guilt in Kamloops provincial court to one count of assault causing bodily harm. He was among five men charged in connection to the attack that took place at the Merit Place shelter on Notre Dame Drive on February 25, 2024.
During the court proceedings, it was revealed that the assault occurred around 2:30 a.m. when two men pursued the victim.
Prosecutors stated that the entire incident was captured on surveillance video, showing Bormke entering the fray approximately 20 seconds later.
Bormke allegedly pushed the victim to the ground, leading to a brutal attack where the victim was surrounded and assaulted. Another assailant reportedly stabbed the victim in the neck, while Bormke delivered a blow to the victim’s head region.
In addition to Bormke, four other individuals faced charges in connection to the swarming incident. Two of them, John Ryder Larsen and Branden Michael Allenback, had previously pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm charges and were sentenced – Larsen received nine months in jail, and Allenback was sentenced to five months.
Charges against Zachary Chase Pittman and Tristan Alan Olson are still pending.
The court scheduled a sentencing hearing for Bormke on April 7, with lawyers expected to convene to establish a specific date for his sentencing. The Merit Place shelter, situated within the former Greyhound terminal on Notre Dame Drive, served as the backdrop for this disturbing incident.