Kevin Rochebrun | The two men arrested in connection to the attempted murder of mob boss Leonardo Rizzuto in March were denied bail. Kevin Rochebrun, 32, of Mascouche, and Steve Emmanuel Barthelemy, 34, of Rivière-des-Prairies, were scheduled at the Laval courthouse again. They face charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Kevin Rochebrun, associated with the Reds, was already known to the police for his attack on mafioso Marco Pizzi. Its said Francesco Del Balso, the man behind the hit attempt, had a contract on his head for $250,000. |
Reports surfaced that the powerful Martin Robert had a meeting with Francesco Del Balso a few days after cops raided them. Robert is suspected of plotting with the mafioso to kill Rizzuto. |
A man was arrested as a suspect in the failed hit on Montreal Mafia boss Leonardo Rizzuto carried out last month. He was released hours later without being charged. Cops said the person is known to them for his ties to organized crime. The suspect is a 32-year-old man who has served time in the past for his role in another failed hit on a member of the Montreal Mafia carried out several years ago in Montreal. La Presse reported that Rizzuto was at the Romcafé on des Laurentides Blvd. in Laval before the shooting occurred. |
Leonardo Rizzuto, 53, boss in the Montreal mafia, has been wounded in an attempted hit. His vehicle was fired upon on Highway 440 in Laval. His Mercedes GLE 53 was peppered with a least 6 shots. It was parked in front of a funeral home at the corner of the Highway 13 service road and Rue Principale after the injured Rizzuto drove to escape his attackers. | Rizzuto was shot in the leg. |
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