'Sick' of life of crime, home invader promises to do better

Author of the article: Doug Schmidt
Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice sign is shown in Windsor. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
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After once being shot in the head as part of a dangerous ritual to extricate himself from his Montreal gang, Michael Yankopulos returned to Windsor for a fresh start.
But a life of crime that included increasingly violent offences continued. A sentencing hearing was held Monday for his latest, and what was at least his second Windsor robbery conviction (his record boasts four robberies total). A 2019 home invasion and robbery left the victim — who had a firearm pointed at his face — traumatized and eventually admitted into a hospital psychiatric ward due to suicidal thoughts.

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