Hells Angels member Paul Fontaine was found guilty Sunday in Montreal of killing a prison guard and trying to kill another guard in 1997.
The jury announced the verdict — on one charge each of first-degree murder and attempted murder — just after noon ET on Sunday after deliberating for six days. The months-long trial heard evidence and testimony about the slaying of Pierre Rondeau and the attempted murder of another guard in September 1997 at the height of Quebec's biker gang wars.
Rondeau and his work partner were riding in their prison van near Montreal's Rivières-des-Prairies detention centre when they came under gunfire. Rondeau died in the attack and his partner, Robert Corriveau, survived.
Fontaine was arrested in 2004 in Quebec City, where he had been using the pseudonym Jean Goyer.
The Crown argued that Rondeau's murder was masterminded by former Hells leader Maurice Boucher as part of an attempt to destabilize the justice system and ensure the silence of his troops.
Fontaine is expected to appear in court on Feb. 6 to learn the date of his sentencing hearing. He faces life in prison and won't be eligible for parole for a minimum of 25 years.
Quebec Superior Court Judge Marc David will decide Fontaine's sentence.
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