 For reasons that remain unclear, Wooley had no qualms about serving as the bodyguard for the white supremacist Boucher.However, Simard proved to be a poor witness on the stand and Wooley's trial for first degree murder ended with his acquittal.Afterwards, the Crown disavowed Simard, saying that he failed to fulfill his side of the bargain as Wooley was still a free man and ended its protection for him in 1999, placing him in the general prison population.