A trial date has been set in connection to an individual facing several charges dating back to Jan. 11.
Jordan Waskewitch is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 28 in connection to the charges against him. The counts include operating a motor vehicle while being pursued by police, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, failure to comply with a breath demand, possession of a prohibited device, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, operating a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner and possession of a firearm without a licence.
Waskewitch was one of two people who were the subjects of a monitored police pursuit on Jan. 11. The pursuit ended with his arrest in a rural area south of Battleford.
Monday, Waskewitch appeared by closed-circuit TV before Judge Lorna Dyck in North Battleford provincial court. Both Crown and defence appeared by telephone.
Defence counsel entered Waskewitch’s election of a trial in provincial court by judge alone, as well as the not guilty pleas to all charges.
The indication is that the Crown plans to call nine witnesses at trial. Also, there are some issues to be worked out in connection to the firearm that had been seized by police. If the testing of the firearm cannot be completed in time for trial, it is possible the trial could be pushed back.
A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for July 9 at 8:45 a.m. Waskewitch remains in custody.
