Local bail cancelled for Winnipeg man accused in bank robberies

By Medicine Hat News on June 22, 2018.

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Bail has been cancelled for a Winnipeg man accused of two bank robberies in the Hat, in the hopes it will get him shipped back here soon from Regina.

Defence counsel for 54-year-old StephenVogelsang was granted the request Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse, alongside an adjournment to July 24.

Vogelsang was arrested and charged in Medicine Hat in October after two local banks were robbed. After his arrest, police agencies in Saskatchewan announced charges for two bank robberies in Regina, and one in Saskatoon.

While he secured bail in Medicine Hat, he was then transferred to Regina and denied bail on the Saskatchewan charges.

This created “logistical problems,” defence counsel told the court when it came to moving forward and dealing with the Medicine Hat charges.

The local Crown — which had opposed Vogelsang’s release in the first place — had no issue with bail being cancelled.

With bail cancelled and the next appearance set for late July, defence counsel said he will begin resolution discussions with the Crown, both here and in Saskatchewan.

The arrest of Vogelsang on multiple robberies made national news, as the accused is better known for his former job as a news director at CTV Winnipeg, and then becoming a journalism instructor at Red River College in Winnipeg from 2002-2011.

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