弗农男子布莱克·德盖兹（Blake Dergez）因用汽油袭击警察而被判有罪，但使用防熊喷雾剂袭击罪名不成立； 2021年机场事件中激光指向收费被保留。 Vernon man Blake Dergez found guilty of assaulting a cop with gasoline, acquitted of bear spray assaults; laser pointing charges stayed in 2021 airport incident.
来自弗农的男子布莱克·德盖兹 (Blake Dergez) 因用汽油袭击一名警察并威胁要点燃他而被判有罪，但五项使用防熊喷雾袭击的罪名被判无罪。 Blake Dergez, a man from Vernon, was found guilty of assaulting a police officer with gasoline and threatening to set him on fire, but was acquitted of five counts of assault using bear spray. 该事件始于 2021 年 9 月，当时德盖兹用激光照射降落在基洛纳国际机场的飞机，其中包括一架西捷航空的航班，随后与飞行员和飞行教练对峙，向他们喷洒防熊喷雾。 The incident began in September 2021 when Dergez shined a laser at planes landing at Kelowna International Airport, including a WestJet flight, and subsequently confronted the pilot and flight instructor, spraying them with bear spray. 加拿大检察院暂缓对飞机使用激光的指控。 The charges related to pointing the laser at the planes were stayed by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.