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A Saskatoon man convicted of an apartment invasion robbery where identity was a key issue is serving a total sentence of six and a half years.
Judge Sanjeev Anand imposed the sentence in Saskatoon provincial court earlier this month after convicting Michael Trent Antoine, 34, of breaking and entering to commit robbery, wearing a face mask during the commission of a crime, and four charges related to a sawed-off rifle that was in his backpack during his arrest.
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Others charged with Moosomin’s murder had more court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court. Denver Roy, 36, from Sweetgrass First Nation, appeared on May 6 by CCTV from Saskatoon Correctional Centre. He is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with a dead body. Legal aide lawyer Bill Archer told the court it would be a conflict for his office to represent Roy and asked that the matter be adjourned while Roy’s file is sent to private counsel. He is scheduled to appear next on May 19. Tye Partridge, 23, from Moosomin First Nation, is charged with first-degree murder. He had an appearance on May 6 and his matter was also adjourned to May 19.
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Two of Saskatchewan’s provincial jails are now over their inmate population capacity and two others are past 80 per cent of their capacity, new figures from the corrections ministry show.
As of April 30, the Saskatoon Correctional Centre, which has a capacity of 507, held 532 inmates. Pine Grove, the province’s only jail for women, held 186 inmates, but has the capacity to hold 166.
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The Regina Correctional Centre the site of an active COVID-19 outbreak has a capacity of 782 and held 646 inmates. The Prince Albert jail, with a capacity of 496, held 417 inmates.