Curtis Sagmoen, B.C. serial violent offender, has died
Shuswap-area man has been convicted multiple times of assaults, threats against women and sex workers
WARNING: This story contains details of violence.
CBC News has confirmed that Curtis Sagmoen, who was convicted for multiple violent crimes against sex workers in British Columbia's Shuswap and North Okanagan areas, has died.
The B.C. Coroners Service said Friday that it is investigating the death of Sagmoen, who was in his 40s. RCMP did not provide further details, citing privacy concerns.
Sagmoen was sentenced to three years of probation and five months jail time in June 2020 for assault causing bodily harm, after the B.C. Supreme Court found he ran into a woman with an ATV near Vernon in 2017. That same year, RCMP issued a rare public warning urging sex-trade workers to avoid him.
Sagmoen had previously been convicted in February 2019 for assaulting a woman in Maple Ridge, east of Vancouver. In December of that year, he was found guilty of pointing a gun at another woman.
In 2018, Sagmoen was handed an absolute discharge after he pleaded guilty to one count of mischief in a case where a spike belt was used to deflate the tires of a woman's vehicle near a Salmon Arm-area farm belonging to Sagmoen's parents.
His court appearances drew protesters calling attention to violence against women.
In 2017, the remains of 18-year-old Traci Genereaux were found on the same family farm. Her death was deemed suspicious but no charges were laid and the RCMP did not name Sagmoen as a suspect.
With files from Brady Strachan