Lajimodiere had an appearance scheduled in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Feb. 9 and his appearance was waved at the request of his lawyer. Lajimodiere remains in custody. During a Jan. 26 scheduled appearance, North Battleford Crown Prosecutor Liam Fitz-Gerald had asked the court for an adjournment to give him time to go over defence’s proposal. On Feb. 9, defence waived Lajimodiere’s attendance in court and said Lajimodiere elects to be tried by provincial court judge. North Battleford Crown Prosecutor Brenda Korchinski said the Crown is proceeding by way of indictment, rather than the lesser offence of summary conviction. Lajimodiere is facing 16 charges and was arrested in November 2020. His co-accused are Tonia Cantel, 22, of North Battleford, Juanita Wahpistikwan, 21, from Big Island Cree Nation, and two young offenders who can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The body of Braeden Alfred James Sparvier was found Jan. 1, 2020, in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte. An Onion Lake Cree Nation woman has been charged with his murder. (Facebook photo) The case against an Onion Lake woman accused of killing Braden Alfred James Sparvier, 26, continues to be adjourned. Shari Heathen, 27, was scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Jan. 25 to elect how she wants to be tried but the matter was adjourned to March 8. She was also scheduled to enter an election on Nov. 23 and Dec. 21, 2020. article continues below
A lawyer representing an Alberta man accused of being one of five gang members who took RCMP on a 150-kilometre, two-hour chase gave the Crown a proposed resolution. Kyle Lajimodiere from Cold . . .
Crown Prosecutor Liam Fitz-Gerald, from North Battleford, told the court he opposed Cantel’s release. Defence Andrew Lyster from the Battlefords Area Legal Aid Office represented Cantel. The evidence presented and submissions made during the show cause hearing can’t be published. Cantel has been at Pine Grove Correctional Centre for women in Prince Albert since she was arrested on Nov. 20, 2020. She is charged with theft of a vehicle, numerous firearms-related offences, endangering the safety of the public, and flight from police. Cantel, and four others, are accused of taking RCMP on a 150-kilometre, two-hour chase from Lashburn to north of Paradise Hill. Her co-accused include Juanita Wahpistikwan, 21, from Big Island Cree Nation, Kyle Lajimodiere from Cold Lake, Alta., and two young offenders who can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Police pursued the five for two hours from Lashburn, Sask., to an area north near Paradise Hills. The five are charged with theft of a vehicle, storing a prohibited firearm, four counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a firearm without a license, being in a vehicle with an unauthorized firearm, possessing a prohibited firearm with accessible ammunition without registration, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, endangering the safety of the public, and flight from police. Wahpistikwan is scheduled to appear next in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Jan. 21 for a show cause hearing. Cantel’s show cause hearing was adjourned to Jan. 11. Lajimodiere is scheduled to appear on Jan. 26 to speak to his matter.