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In a statement of claim filed earlier this year, Conklin alleges that the OPP used him as “bait” to lure out members of the gang before attempting to “extort” testimony from him. When he wouldn’t co-operate, the OPP laid charges against him as “punishment” for his refusal to do so, the lawsuit alleges. As a result of his arrest and incarceration, Conklin alleges that he lost both his farm and livestock.

Conklin’s allegations of wrongdoing also extend to the warden and staff at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, who he alleges placed him in a cell with Sincennes and an alleged member of the Ontario Nomads — two of the men who police wanted him to be an informant against. That led to a severe beating that only ended when the guards peeled Sincennes and the other man off Conklin.

Conklin alleges he was repeatedly kicked and punched during the attack, which sent him to hospital.

None of Conklin’s allegations have been proven in court and neither the OPP, the officers involved, the province or the Ottawa-Carleton Detention have filed a statement of defence.

According to a detailed statement of claim, Conklin’s troubles with the Hells Angels and later the OPP began in 2007 when his daughter’s boyfriend had been dealing marijuana in competition with members of the Hells Angels.

One of the motorcycle gang’s enforcers asked Conklin about whether he was involved in supplying his daughter’s boyfriend with drugs and warning him that all sales must run through the Hells Angels, according to the statement of claim.