Day parole revoked for Hells Angels hitman

A former Hells Angels hitman has had his day parole revoked because the Parole Board of Canada has found he can't control his bad attitude.

Dean Daniel Kelsie, 51, is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

Kelsie shot and killed Sean Simmons in the lobby of an apartment building in north-end Dartmouth, N.S., in October 2000.

He was one of four men accused of the killing, which was allegedly ordered by a member of the Hells Angels who was upset that Simmons had an affair with his wife.

Kelsie was initially convicted of first-degree murder, but the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal reduced the conviction, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.

In the last few years, Kelsie has been in and out of prison on day parole.

As the parole board described it in its decision from a hearing earlier this month, Kelsie's problem is his attitude.

"You explained your lack of patience, intolerance, and difficulties in living with others by the fact that you were not sleeping well, feeling some stress, and had trauma from your past," the board said.

It got so bad, the board said, that one of Kelsie's roommates slept outside the room to avoid any conflict. As problems mounted, so did the list of halfway houses that refused to accept him.

Each time his parole was revoked, Kelsie would assure authorities that he would do better. But, the board said, that didn't happen.

The board said Kelsie had been "unable or unwilling to make adjustments" to his threatening behaviour toward others.

"The Board disagrees with the assessment of your CMT (case management team) that you have the skills needed to function in society, requiring only adjustments. You have been provided with several opportunities to make such adjustments and have demonstrated that you are unable to do so."

Simmons's family has intervened in the past to voice continued opposition to any release plan for Kelsie.