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Couple charged with killing Kenneth Merasty have court appearances

The court heard that both defence and Crown are waiting to receive additional disclosure from RCMP Major Crimes. Merasty and Whitecap are both charged with second-degree murder. Whitecap is additionally charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats and breach of an undertaking. According to Meadow Lake RCMP, police and EMS were called to a home on Flying Dust First Nation at about 9 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2021, after reports of an alleged stabbing. Kenneth Merasty was found suffering from serious injuries and taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit North took over the investigation.

More adjournments in case against man accused of holding girl against her will at remote cabin

Gardiner, 42, has been in custody 11 months on these charges. The Supreme Court ruled, in 2016, that court cases must be heard within 18 months in provincial court and 30 months in superior court. If they aren’t, the case could be thrown out of court. The COVID-19 pandemic has created delays and a backlog in Saskatchewan’s court system but it’s not the pandemic causing these delays but rather the defendant. Gardiner has gone through about five lawyers. He has either fired the lawyers or they have withdrawn from representing him. On March 1 Pfefferle asked for a week’s adjournment telling the court he is in discussions with the Crown about the possibility of running an abbreviated preliminary hearing for Gardiner. Gardiner wants a preliminary hearing and a trial in Court of Queen’s Bench with a judge and jury.

Man accused of holding girl captive at remote cabin chooses trial by judge and jury

Judge Janet McIvor adjourned the matter until March 8. Canada’s Criminal Code allows for a case to be sent directly to trial without a preliminary hearing through a direct indictment. Direct Indictment is only used in serious crimes and when it’s in the public interest. Gardiner, 42, appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court by phone from the Regina Correctional Centre. He has been in custody since his arrest in April 2020. Gardiner allegedly held a girl captive for four days at a remote cabin across from Île-à-la-Crosse Lake. A specialized RCMP tactical unit was flown to the isolated cabin by two military CH-146 Griffon helicopters to rescue her and arrest Gardiner. He was charged with unlawful confinement, assault, overcoming resistance, uttering threats, resisting arrest, possessing a firearm for a dangerous purpose, use of a firearm in commission of an indictable offence, proceeds of crime, and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

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