A 47-year-old man was sentenced on June 9 to seven more days in jail for stealing a pickup truck and cannabis
Fabian Twain Thorpe, also known as Fabian Twain Hopkins, pleaded guilty in Prince George Provincial Court to stealing cannabis pre-rolls worth less than $5,000 while a store owner’s back was turned on Sept. 23, 2025. He also stole a truck worth more than $5,000 on Nov. 5, 2025, and led police on a chase the following day.
Judge Martin Nadon officially sentenced Thorpe to 330 days in custody, or just under 11 months, but credited him with 323 days of time served.
Nadon fined Thorpe $1,000, placed him on 18 months’ probation and prohibited him from driving for two years. He is also prohibited from visiting North Country Cannabis.
Court heard that Thorpe visited North Country Cannabis, where he was a regular customer, and made a legitimate purchase before leaving the store with other items concealed.
A review of store surveillance footage showed that Thorpe took two 10-packs of pre-rolls containing five grams of cannabis each, for a total of 10 grams worth $50.10.
In November, a man called RCMP to report that his Dodge Ram pickup truck had been stolen from outside his residence. The next day, another man reported that a licence plate had been stolen from his vehicle.
An officer on patrol in the alley behind a known drug house observed a Ram 1500 pickup with a smashed rear window parked in a driveway. The licence plate was registered to the man who had reported it stolen. An officer followed the pickup into the drive-thru lane at a McDonald’s, but the driver did not stop to place an order.
The pickup became stuck behind a vehicle stopped at the drive-thru window. Officers attempted to coax Thorpe out of the truck. One officer drew a firearm while another smashed a window with a flashlight. Thorpe was eventually arrested outside the vehicle after a struggle with officers.
Nadon said Thorpe “has a disturbing tendency to take other people’s vehicles and then flee from the police, all while being prohibited from driving.”
Nadon said factors related to Thorpe’s Indigenous upbringing “do not fully answer his offending behaviour. They are nevertheless significant.”
Nadon referred to Thorpe’s time in the foster care system, experiences of sexual abuse and neglect, and early introduction to substance use, which contributed to his criminal record.
By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Original Published on Jun 22, 2026 at 05:20
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