In the late evening on February 19, 2012, RCMP responded to Montague Mines Road, Montague Gold Mines, to a report of a person lying unconscious on the side of the road. James Alexander Lyle was found deceased which was determined to be a result of foul play. ‘Sandy’ was last seen leaving the former Rodeo Lounge in Burnside Park earlier that evening.
Sandy was last seen earlier that evening leaving the Rodeo Lounge in Burnside Park, a bar he co-owned. His body was found around 10:30 pm on the shoulder of Montague Mines Road in Montague Gold Mines, near Cole Harbour. An autopsy confirmed he died from an “assassination-style” gunshot wound to the back of the head. Following the murder, police searched a newly built home at 14 Cannon Terrace in Dartmouth, which Sandy owned with his partner. A Honda truck was seized as evidence, and a firearm was later recovered, though police did not specify if it was the murder weapon.
Sandy was allegedly a major cocaine trafficker in the Halifax area and had known ties to the Hells Angels, although he was not a member. In 2001, he was one of 19 people arrested during Operation Hammer, a police raid on the Hells Angels clubhouse in Halifax that eventually led to the chapter’s dismantling.
Police believe there are persons who have information that could result in an arrest and possible charges. Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for the homicide of James Alexander Lyle should call the Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program at 1-888-710-9090.
The Government of the Province of Nova Scotia is offering a reward in the amount of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the homicide of James Alexander Lyle.
The reward is payable in Canadian funds and will be apportioned as deemed just by the Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia. Employees of law enforcement and correctional agencies are not eligible to collect this reward.
Source: RNC
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