Cause of J.P. Beaumont’s death ‘NOT’ stabbing

Cause of J.P. Beaumont’s death ‘NOT’ stabbing: Brandon police Winnipeg Sun Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A longtime Manitoba gang associate who died behind bars in Brandon earlier this month was not fatally stabbed, Brandon police said Wednesday. Jean Paul Beaumont, 39, who was nicknamed “J.P.”, was found dead early Oct. 14 at the Brandon Correctional Centre. The Brandon Police Service said in a media release that the results of an autopsy are not being released because of an ongoing investigation, but stated the cause of death was not stabbing. Cops released no other information. Beaumont was a former Hells Angels associate and member of its one-time puppet club, the Zig Zag Crew. In recent years, he had joined the Rock Machine. Beaumont has a lengthy history with the justice system that dates back to the 1990s. A trial was slated to start in Winnipeg days after his death on a number of charges, including dangerous driving, flight from police and several other offences. He was also accused of missing court dates back in December, court records indicate. In September, Beaumont was apprehended in Toronto. He was turned over to cops in Thunder Bay, where he was wanted on a warrant, and ultimately handed over to police in Manitoba.

Jean Paul Beaumont: Autopsy results on dead biker not released

Brandon Sun - ONLINE EDITION Autopsy results on dead biker not released 17/10/2012 Jean Paul Beaumont died inside the Brandon Correctional Centre on Sunday

Jean Paul Beaumont died inside the Brandon Correctional Centre on Sunday (FILE) Brandon police won’t release the results of an autopsy performed on a high-ranking biker found dead Sunday inside the Brandon Correctional Centre. The autopsy on Jean Paul Beaumont, 39, was completed Tuesday, but "results are not being released due to the ongoing investigation," BPS said in a release Wednesday morning. A provincial spokesman told the Sun that parts of the institution remain locked down while the Brandon Police investigation continues. Police only still refer to the death as "suspicious," however they did finally release his name, despite it being in the media and confirmed by several sources all week. Beaumont was a high-ranking member of the Rock Machine outlaw motorcycle gang. He was found dead by jail staff in a cell in Unit C at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday, a source said, adding Beaumont had been stabbed. Beaumont, a long-standing Manitoba biker, had been linked to the Hells Angels in the past through his membership with the Zig Zag Crew — a so-called "feeder" organization. But he abandoned the gang last year only to emerge as the sergeant-at-arms of the Rock Machine, a rival gang to the Hells Angels. The sergeant-at-arms is a senior position within a gang, often responsible for keeping members in line, collecting outstanding debts and orchestrating displays of strength that usually involve violence to protect gang turf. If it is determined that Beaumont’s death is a homicide, it would be the second in Brandon this year. The first was a deliberately set house fire last April that killed a 75-year-old man.