A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder.
Alphonse Stanley Traverse, 42, of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Const. Shelby Patton.
The charge was upgraded in November to first-degree murder.
Judge Douglas Kovatch, at the end of a three-day preliminary hearing on Thursday, ruled there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial on the murder charge.
Due to a publication ban, evidence at the hearing cannot be published.
The judge ordered Traverse to stand trial before a judge and jury in Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench. A trial date has yet to be scheduled….