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Lance Littlewolfe is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Daxon Hornick-Schmidt. Sask. Courts photo A lawyer for a man accused of murder is filing an application to have his client deemed Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) by reason of a mental disorder. On July 26, North Battleford lawyer Andrew Lyster told Lloydminster Provincial Court that defence was filing a 672.11 order for 35-year-old Lance Dwayne Littlewolfe. Lyster said that they are waiting for a hospital bed to become available at the Saskatchewan Hospital psychiatric unit in North Battleford. If someone is deemed NCR by reason of a mental disorder this means they admit the actions but not the crimes. An NCR verdict results in no jail sentence and is as if no crime has been committed. ....
Crown Prosecutor Kofi Nkrumah-Young told the court that the vehicle Baptiste was driving reached speeds of up to 180 kilometres an hour during the pursuit that ended in Battleford. Baptiste and Delainey Sunchild Moosomin, 23, were arrested April 4. Battlefords RCMP say that an unknown man entered a residence and demanded vehicle keys from the property owner. The suspect was given keys to a 2002 white Buick Century. Police recovered the vehicle not long after and arrested Moosomin and Baptiste. Nkrumah-Young told the court there was no indication that Baptiste was a part of the robbery at the residence. Defence lawyer Andrew Lyster said that Baptiste wants to go back to school. In addition, she wants to get help at a treatment centre to deal with her alcohol addiction. ....
Lyster waived his client’s attendance in North Battleford Provincial Court on May 26. Roy, however, is expected to appear by CCTV at his scheduled June 9 appearance. Roy’s co-accused Stormy Wapass-Semaganis also had an appearance in court today. An agent for lawyer Bill Archer asked the court for an updated bail verification report. Wapass-Semaganis and Melissa Semaganis are seeking bail in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench. Wapass-Semaganis is charged with first-degree murder. Semaganis is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Tye Partridge and Jannay Blackbird are charged with first-degree murder. A young offender, who can’t be identified in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. ....
North Battleford Legal Aid lawyer Andrew Lyster told the court that he just received “basic disclosure” and asked for a one-month adjournment. According to RCMP, at about 5 p.m. on April 17, 2021, RCMP responded to the 5300 block of 50 Avenue in Lloydminster for a report of a deceased man on the sidewalk. He was later identified as Daxon Hornick-Schmidt. An obituary for Daxon said he attended school in the United States, Canada and Germany, and was fluent in German. Daxon graduated from North Battleford high school in 2014 and went on to attend Lakeland College with a desire to further his writing skills. ....