North Battleford Senior Crown Prosecutor Chris Browne and Prince Albert defence lawyer Rebecca Crookshanks asked the court that the matter be adjourned to May 28, 2021. Crookshanks said on that date Sangster, 23, will enter an election on how he wants to be tried. After a three-week preliminary hearing last year, Judge Kevin D. Hill ruled in October 2020 that there was enough evidence for Sangster to stand trial. Samuel Takakenew, 36, also had an appearance Feb. 19. At the time that his matter was dealt with, Takakenew wasn’t in the courtroom and his appearance was waived. Judge Murray Pelletier said let the record reflect that Takakenew did come to the courthouse in person and he was screened out in the COVID-19 screening process done prior to court starting. Takakenew is currently out on bail. He is charged with accessory to murder after the fact.
Hinse was arrested Sept. 2, 2020, after Battlefords RCMP say they observed people in parked vehicles in North Battleford “interacting” with each other. They saw weapons in one of the vehicles and knew one of the individuals had an outstanding warrant. When police searched one of the vehicles they seized weapons, a Taser, cocaine, crack cocaine, meth and marijuana. They also arrested Matthew Greer, 34, of Biggar, and Shynia Skeavington, 24, and Rae Ahenkew, 40, both of Mosquito First Nation. Ahenakew is scheduled to appear next in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 22 to enter a plea. Skeavington had an appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 10 and the matter was adjourned until March 17.