Biker (Mathew Drumond) accused in 2019 (Jason Brown) death denied bail after allegedly contacting Outlaws
By Dale Carruthers
Biker (Mathew Drumond) accused in 2019 (Jason Brown) death denied bail after allegedly contacting Outlaws
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Mathew Drumond remains in custody while awaiting trial.
An alleged Outlaws motorcycle club member who was granted bail while charged in the beating death of a former club prospect is back behind bars for allegedly breaching his release conditions.
Mathew Drumond, 39, of London, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Jason Brown, 43, whose body was found along an Oshawa road on March 13, 2019.
Brown, a Guelph resident, had been kidnapped from a cemetery in Harriston, a community northwest of Guelph, one day before his body was found nearly 200 kilometres away, police said.
Drumond is an alleged full-patch member of the Outlaws motorcycle club, and Brown was a one-time prospect for the club, police said.
The Outlaws, the oldest motorcycle club in the world, have chapters across Canada, including in London and Sarnia.
Police charged Drumond and a North Perth woman with first-degree murder in Brown’s death in February 2025. Three other people, including Drumond’s brother, Joshua, were previously charged in the killing.
The charge against Mathew Drumond was later reduced to manslaughter, and he was freed on bail in December under conditions that included not communicating with anyone linked to the Outlaws.
London police arrested Drumond on April 7 and charged him with 10 counts of failure to comply with a release order. He is accused of breaching his conditions by communicating with individuals linked to the Outlaws, according to court records.
Drumond was denied bail Tuesday. He was under a reverse onus, meaning the defence had to show why detention was not justified. A publication ban was placed on any evidence presented during the hearing.
Brown’s sister, Tara, who watched the bail hearing virtually, previously said Mathew Drumond and her brother had known each other since 2014 and were best friends.
New details about Brown’s death were revealed in June, when Jessica Martin, 35, of North Perth, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter and was sentenced to time served in pretrial custody.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Brown had a “significant” drug habit and was a former Outlaws prospect, CTV reported.
Brown was beaten with a baseball bat, tied up with duct tape and put into a vehicle. He died in the vehicle or after being taken to the Outlaws’ Toronto clubhouse, the broadcaster reported.
Steven Walsom-Gerigs, 35, of Brantford, and Travis Willard Wand, 32, of Wellington North, previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the aggravated assault of Brown and to assault causing bodily harm to another man who had gone to the cemetery with Brown.
Martin admitted to destroying two cellphones, one of which belonged to Brown, picking up Wand after he dumped the vehicle used in Brown’s death and burning Wand’s bloody clothes, CTV reported.
Joshua Drumond, a Winnipeg resident who is also alleged to be a member of the Outlaws, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years.
Mathew Drumond’s manslaughter case remains before the courts. A trial confirmation hearing is scheduled for April 29 in Guelph.
dcarruthers@postmedia.com
Biker accused in 2019 death denied bail after allegedly contacting Outlaws
Canadian Outlaws MC Member Arrested for Breaching His Release Conditions on Murder of A Prospect.
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