One of the seven Kelowna men charged with second degree murder for allegedly beating to death a local man has been released on bail.
Thomas Allen Vaughan, 22, was granted bail during a hearing July 20 in B.C. Supreme Court.
However, Anson Schell, Matthew McRae, Daniel McRae, Norman Cocks, Robert Cocks and Robert Leonard Thomas all remain in custody after appearing in provincial court via video link July 21 to set their next court date for Aug. 4.
All seven were charged in the aftermath of Dain Phillips being bludgeoned with a baseball bat, hammer and other objects during a confrontation near the intersection of McCurdy and Gibson roads on June 12.
He died of his injuries the next day at Kelowna General Hospital.
The case has gained a great deal of attention history-making status.
For the first time in British Columbia, two full patch members of the Hells Angels have been charged with murder.
Hells Angels Norman Cocks, 31, and Robert Thomas, 46, are among those who have been arrested.
Former 100 Mile resident, Robert Cocks, Norman Cocks’ father, is also the president of the Throttle Lockers, considered a “puppet club” of the Hells Angels, based out of 100 Mile House.
Kathy Michaels is a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News.
