Paul Fontaine, informant Stéphane (Godasse) Gagné talked of the planning that went into the slaying of provincial prison guard

Paul Fontaine, 40, a Hells Angel member, informant Stéphane (Godasse) Gagné talked of the planning that went into the slaying of provincial prison guard Pierre Rondeau on Sept. 8, 1997.The Crown's case alleges Fontaine wanted to kill prison guards on orders from Hells Angels leader Maurice (Mom) Boucher.Gagné told the jury Fontaine called off their initial plans to kill prison guards at least four times before Rondeau was shot while driving an inmate transfer bus. Rondeau's co-worker Robert Corriveau was also on the bus but was not injured in the ambush.Gagné said that early on the day of the shooting, he and Fontaine waited near a Rivière des Prairies detention centre for a bus whose route they had traced previously. Fontaine was to open fire on the vehicle when it arrived at an intersection. Gagné's job was to wait in a stolen Dodge Caravan so he and Fontaine could drive off after the shooting.
But Gagné said he recalled something important while they waited. "I had ridden in those buses a lot, so I knew if two guards were on the bus, one would be armed," Gagné said.Fontaine immediately told Gagné he, too, would have to open fire on the bus. When the bus pulled up to the intersection, both attackers got out of their van and stood in front of the bus.Gagné said he and Fontaine fired into the bus's windshield. He also recalled that within seconds Fontaine was already heading back to the van. Gagné said he turned to follow while still firing his semi-automatic pistol.From there, their plan continued to fall apart. The pair drove to a residential part of Pointe aux Trembles where they were supposed to transfer to a Mazda and torch the Caravan.But, Gagné said, he noticed a man delivering newspapers and warned Fontaine the potential witness could connect a flaming Caravan to their Mazda.They drove both vehicles away; Gagné doused the Caravan with gasoline and tossed in a match. Flames leapt out of the window and singed Gagné's face.