Matters for at least one of the suspects accused in a robbery on Mosquito First Nation will be heading to trial.
Marty Moccasin, who appeared by CCTV before Judge Bruce Bauer in North Battleford provincial court Thursday, has entered pleas of not guilty to the charges in connection to the Jan. 6 incident.
His charges include robbery with a firearm, two counts of pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm, and wearing a disguise while committing an offence.
The charges stem from an alleged incident on Mosquito reserve. Battlefords RCMP had reported that they were notified of a robbery on Jan. 6, and that a suspect armed with a firearm was reported to have stolen a vehicle.
According to police, at least one round was fired by the suspect into the ground during the incident, though no persons were injured. The vehicle was later located and recovered in Battleford, and two suspects were arrested.
Moccasin’s trial has been set for May 24 in provincial court, North Battleford. The Crown has indicated there will be at least eight witnesses, but there could be more.
Moccasin is remanded in custody until the trial date; he also faces other breach charges that will be spoken to at the trial date. A case management meeting has been scheduled for March 27.
Meanwhile, co-accused Jamieson Wahobin had his matters adjourned to March 13 at 11 am by CCTV. The reason is to find new counsel for Wahobin due to a conflict for the local Legal Aid office that was representing him. He faces a robbery with a firearm charge.
Wahobin was in court Thursday; he remains remanded in custody to his next court date.
