Teskey faces prison drug charges
EDMONTON — Leo Teskey, a "manipulative psychopath" serving an indefinite sentence after a lifetime of violent crime, is now facing more charges after prison officials allegedly found drugs in his cell.
Teskey was busted with the drugs, which included crack and cocaine, at the Edmonton Remand Centre in early August, the Solicitor General's office confirmed Saturday.
"About a month ago, our correctional peace officers received information that Teskey had drugs. They conducted a search and found some," said spokeswoman Michelle Davio. The guards called police, they investigated and Teskey was charged.
The bust came just weeks after Teskey was declared a dangerous offender by Provincial Court Judge Eric Peterson.
Based on the opinions of dozens of mental health experts, Peterson ruled on July 23 that Teskey is an extremely manipulative psychopath with a hair-trigger temper who is almost certain to reoffend if released.
In his lengthy decision, Peterson cited Teskey's long criminal record, which includes 37 convictions, including one for shooting a police officer in the head.
It has been almost 10 years since Teskey's most notorious crime. On Nov. 21, 2000, he beat Dougald Miller, an Edmonton landlord, beyond recognition, an attack Peterson called "brutal" and "savage" in his ruling. Miller has never recovered.
Shortly after the August raid, Teskey was transferred to federal prison. He will remain behind bars until he can convince the National Parole Board that he is no longer dangerous to the outside world.
