PRINCE ALBERT – A man convicted of torturing and beating his victims with a hammer and a bar is on statutory release but the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) has imposed special conditions. Statutory release is legislated release.
The strict conditions for 57-year-old Kelfort James Keller include returning to a facility each night. He will also continue on his Long-Term Supervision Order (LTSO) until April 2025.
“The board notes you present with an established pattern of violent behaviour with an extensive criminal history commenced in the mid 1980s with multiple convictions for violence, weapons/firearm and failure/compliance related offences,” said the PBC in its Dec. 10 decision.
The PBC documents also reveal that Keller has a history of sexual assault causing bodily harm and a sexual assault conviction against a young female victim.
In the hammer attack, the victim lost teeth, had part of his ear cut off, was severely burned with an unknown substance, and tortured for at least five hours.
Other conditions Keller must abide by include not consuming alcohol, or drugs other than prescribed medication, and not to associate or communicate with anyone he believes to have a reason to believe is involved in criminal behaviour. In addition, he must immediately report all intimate sexual and nonsexual relationships and friendships with females to his parole officer.
Earlier this year Saskatchewan RCMP’s Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team located and arrested Keller on Wahpeton Dakota Nation after he was wanted for violating his LTSO.
According to parole documents, Keller, who is from Lestock, Sask., has significant Gladue factors and suffered physical, emotional, and sexual abuse as a child, reveal court documents. He also suffered a loss of his culture and connection to his Indigenous history.
