One of Quebec’s most wanted criminals is back in the province after being extradited from Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.
Septimus Neverson, 54, was arrested in that country in February 2015 after an international warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to 13 home invasions in Montreal and Laval between 2006 and 2009. However, it is expected he will face many other charges, including murder and kidnapping.
“He came back to Canada yesterday, met with investigators from the major crimes division of Montreal police and appeared in court this morning facing 54 accusations,” said SPVM spokesperson Daniel Lacoursiere. “The major accusations we have is murder, attempted murder, abduction and armed robbery.”
His arrest came after a lengthy investigation that involved the SPVM, the Surete du Quebec, Laval police, the RCMP and authorities in Trinidad.
The murder charge dates back to the death of Jacques Senecal in Laval in 2006, when the painter was shot twice during a robbery in his home.
On Saturday, Neverson was arraigned via video conference. Crown prosecutor Catherine Perreault said she is hoping for a speedy trial after the extradition process took seven months.
“As far as I understand it, Mr. Neverson exercised all of the rights he had in Trinidad and Tobago to contest the extradition process, so that takes time,” she said.
In 2000, Neverson was deported to Trinidad and Tobago because of his criminal record and it’s believed he returned to Canada using a false identity. That’s when police believe he embarked on a criminal spree.
Security footage from 2006 shows a man fitting Neverson’s description using a bank card stolen during a home invasion. At the time, Sun Youth issued a $25,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s capture.
Neverson will appear in court on Nov. 1.
