MOOSE JAW — A provincial court judge has granted bail to Zackery Marckoski, a resident accused of possessing drugs for trafficking and allegedly having numerous weapons and firearms.
Judge Brian Hendrickson decided that Marckoski would be released from jail during a bail hearing held in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on May 29. The alleged offender had been in custody at the Regina Correctional Centre since his arrest on Nov. 30, 2022.
The judge imposed a publication ban on the hearing, which prevents the media from reporting any of the alleged facts.
As part of his release conditions, Marckoski must appear before the court when required, report to a bail supervision officer, live at an approved residence, enrol in the e-monitoring program, take assessments or programming for addictions, not possess weapons or firearms, have no contact with two of three co-accused and not be near their home or work.
Marckoski’s preliminary inquiry is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Court of King’s Bench, while a trial is expected in the fall of 2024.
According to previously released information, the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) blocked off the 1000 block of Stadacona Street West for a lengthy period on Nov. 30, 2022, to arrest Zackery Marckoski, considered dangerous to the public.
Marckoski had failed to return to a correctional centre in Regina in August and had been considered “at large” since then. He was last seen in Moose Jaw on Oct. 3 after fleeing police in a vehicle.
The MJPS Tactical Response Team, accompanied by a K-9 officer, executed a warrant to arrest Marckoski, who was taken into custody.
Three other people were arrested at the scene and were under investigation for weapons offences.
Marckoski was said to have a lengthy criminal record that included violence, possession of weapons, including firearms, dangerous driving, and flights from police.
As a result of further investigations and a subsequent search warrant at the residence in the 1000 block of Stadacona Street West, police later charged three individuals arrested in connection with Marckoski.
Jessica Proulx, 21, Michael Joel McKecknie, 39, and Nicole Belsher, 37, were each charged with three counts of drug possession for trafficking and with numerous weapons and firearms-related offences. All three were released on conditions and were to appear in court later.
Marckoski faces these same charges as well as a prohibited driving charge.
