Jonathan Michael Fraser, Sr. and Junior - Freemen

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Jonathan Michael Dean Fraser is our latest subject. He is described by the Kamloops Daily Mail as “First Nations Freeman-on-the-Land” (http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/2013 ... enied-bail). Mr. Fraser is currently facing an assortment of charges including fraud (a land scam), resisting arrest, and driving while his licence was suspended. Mr. Fraser has been placed in pre-trial detention because the bail judge believed it was unlikely he would appear in court unless he is detained. It seems Mr. Fraser had a habit of not appearing in previous litigation.

As per the usual, Freeman in-court antics occurred. Mr. Fraser was accompanied by an “advisor”, “Wheahayuckchuk”, who initially refused to stand when the judge entered the court, because of a gammy leg:

… While the rest of the courtroom rose as Cleaveley entered, the adviser remained seated, despite friendly prodding by an unrelated courtroom spectator behind him.

“Sir, I want you to stand up or the sheriff will remove you,” Cleaveley warned.

The man reported he had a bum leg, something Cleaveley said he did not notice when he was in court Monday. The adviser eventually stood. …

Mr. Fraser is yet another Freeman-on-the-Land traveler, but these excuses just did not cut the mustard:

Later that year, he was arrested by Chase RCMP. Crown lawyer Michael Wong said Fraser told police he doesn’t have a name and didn’t need a licence.

Fraser has been without a licence since 2002.

He was allegedly caught without a licence in North Vancouver again in February 2011.

Fraser was again arrested last week, and this time held, when he refused to give his legal name after being stopped at a Chase RCMP check-stop on Nov. 1 while in the passenger’s seat. Police described him as evasive and recalled problems with a Freeman several years before in the same area.

“He began to speak of reserved rights and proof of claim,” Wong said, noting signature phrases of the movement.

It appears that Judge Cleaveley has had some exposure with Freemen, because when Fraser was denied bail and began babbling “Freemanese” that led to this exchange:

“I didn’t need to hear that, Mr. Fraser, “ he said, to which Fraser replied, “You just did and it’s now on the record.”

Fraser is apparently eager to participate in his litigation and advance Constitutional arguments, but just not in the British Columbia Provincial Court, and instead demanded the action be heard at the British Columbia Supreme Court “where the law matters, not just opinion.”

Fraser self-describes as a consultant on drug and alcohol treatment with First Nations bands as well as a “spiritual leader.”

I started digging through what I thought was Mr. Fraser’s criminal history as reported on the British Columbia Courts Online website, but suddenly came to the realization I was looking at two different Jonathan Michael Frasers. One was born in 1971, the other in 1990.

The 1971 version has this offence history:

• April 19, 2002: 1 x count of refusing to provide a breath sample, which is proof of driving while intoxicated – 21 day jail sentence, $50 fine.
  
  December 5, 2007: 2 x counts of assault causing bodily harm – 9 month conditional sentence, DNA order, $50 fine.
  
  December 14, 2010: possession of stolen property, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, driving while licence was suspended – 1 day jail, 1 year driving prohibition.

While the 1990 edition has been found guilty of these items in Provincial Court:

• December 14, 2010 : breach of a sentence issued while a youth – 1 day in jail, 1 year probation.
  
  March 11, 2011: breach of probation – 2 days in jail.
  
  December 9, 2011: breach of probation, theft of property under $5000, failing to appear in court - 1 day in jail, 1 year probation.

So which is which? I had not previously noted a feature of this database; when a person uses multiple aliases their name turns into a hotlink. And the 1971 J. M. Fraser model has three aliases: “John Fraser”, “Jonathan Michael Aser”, and ... [drumroll] ... “Wheaheyuctactchuk”!

Isn’t that sweet? I think we have a father and son Freeman-on-the-Land team! I eagerly ‘Googled’ with the correct spelling of Wheaeyuctactchuk – but no dice. Same on their actual names.

But I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from Jonathan Michael Frasers, Senior and Junior.

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“Wheahayuckchuk”

"One Who Gets Sick on Roller Coasters".

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Another news report on the team of Fraser & Fraser (http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/2014 ... rs-licence). Fraser Senior, a.k.a. "Wheaeyuctactchuk", sought bail for driving without a license. He received that, but was still stuck back in remand on other charges.

The Crown alleges Fraser has consistently failed to show up in court and has a long record of breaching court-ordered conditions. In Kamloops, he faces a charge under the Motor Vehicle Act of driving while his licence is suspended.

On Tuesday, he was watched over by three sheriffs during a bail hearing. In the courtroom were several of Fraser’s supporters.

The Shuswap man faces a more serious charge regarding an alleged $20,000 fraud as part of land transaction in 2010. He did not attend court dates.

Later that year, he was arrested by Chase RCMP. He told police he doesn't have a name and didn't need a licence.

The Crown alleges Fraser has been without a licence since 2002. He was allegedly caught without a licence in North Vancouver again in February 2011.

Freeman-on-the-Land is a movement of people who believe they have the ability to withdraw consent to be governed and are bound only by "natural law."

The media is getting better at this stuff. Nice to see!

Checked the B.C. Courts Online database, and it appears Wheaeyuctactchuk's next appearance is on Jan. 23, 2014 to set a date for trial on the charge described in the news article.

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