The preliminary hearing for a former RCMP officer charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Prince Albert, Sask., Has been postponed.
Bernie Herman, 53, is charged with first degree murder in the death of Braden Herman. The two are not related.
Herman has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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A preliminary hearing is scheduled for the week of December 13 to determine if there is sufficient evidence for Herman to stand trial.
It is now delayed until the week of May 30, 2022, after Herman hired a new attorney.
Herman’s former attorney, Brad Mitchell, was recently appointed a judge in Saskatoon Provincial Court.
The body of 26-year-old Braden Herman was found in an isolated area of Little Red River Park on May 11.
Prince Albert police said it appeared Braden had been shot.
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Police said Bernie Herman and Braden Herman knew each other and the two grew up in neighboring communities in northern Saskatchewan. Braden was from the Clearwater River Dene Nation and Bernie is from La Loche.
Bernie Herman, a 32-year-old member of the RCMP, resigned the force on June 1. He was not on duty at the time of the shooting.
He was released on bail on June 30 after a hearing the day before. The conditions of Herman’s bail are prohibited for publication.
–With files from The Canadian Press
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