Former Mountie guilty of first degree murder in stabbing of Ottawa police officer

A former Mountie has been found guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing of Ottawa police officer Eric Czapnik.

Kevin Gregson, 45, was also found guilty of robbery.

A jury of eight men and four women delivered the verdict Tuesday night following nine hours of deliberations.

The Crown had argued Gregson meant to kill Czapnik, 51, as they struggled early on the morning of Dec. 29, 2009 outside the emergency room at the Civic Hospital.

But Gregson, a former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, said he just wanted to grab the officer’s gun so he could return home and kill himself.

During his testimony, Gregson told the court of his troubled personal and professional life. He was dismissed from the RCMP for disciplinary and behavioural problems.

First-degree murder carries an automatic penalty of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

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