Prosecution tells jury Quebec man knew ‘everything about what’s going on’ with kidnapping plot
A Quebec man on trial for the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into the province and held captive was heavily involved in the plot, the prosecution said Thursday in its closing arguments.
Arnold testified earlier that he was threatened by a man known simply as “Big” to do various jobs in September 2020, such as dropping off phones, sending text messages and picking up catheters for an unknown woman. But Arnold said he never met the Helms and knew nothing of the plot. The Crown has said the couple were kidnapped as leverage in a bid to recover 50 kilograms of cocaine or $3.5-million cash from their grandson Mackenzie, who had been arrested in Vermont on Sept. 21. A total of 10 calls were made to the couple’s son, Michael Helm, seeking ransom.
Lafontaine said Arnold played a key role because of his contacts on the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve from a previous conviction for smuggling cigarettes. “Mr. Arnold has the boat, he has the route and he has the knowledge,” she said.
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