Judge and jury will try the second-degree murder case of a Morley man who was stabbed 20 times. On Nov. 1, Tylen Tray Poucette, 20, also from Morley, elected to have his case go before a judge and jury.
Judge and jury will try the second-degree murder case of a Morley man who was stabbed 20 times.
On Nov. 1, Tylen Tray Poucette, 20, also from Morley, elected to have his case go before a judge and jury.
Poucette was charged with second-degree murder following the death of Kori Wesley, on Aug. 10. He appeared in Cochrane Provincial Court earlier this September and was denied bailed.
Cochrane RCMP found Welsey's body at the Chiniki Rodeo grounds on Aug. 7. With help from the Southern Alberta RCMP Major Crimes, Calgary and Lethbridge Forensic Identification Sections, RCMP Police Dog, the K Division Interview Assistance Team, and the Calgary Medical Examiner's office the death was deemed suspicious.
A 17-year-old youth also from the First Nation, who cannot be identified due to age, was also arrested on Aug. 11. Details of the youth's hearing were not available.
The case is currently going through Cochrane Provincial Court system.
A second-degree murder case involving a fatal domestic dispute has been adjourned until later this month.
Vanessa Poucette, 46, from Morley, was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of Brennon Riley Twoyoungmen.
On Oct. 1, at approximately 10:31 p.m., RCMP responded to reports of a stabbing and located Twoyoungmen outside the house. He was declared dead on the scene.
RCMP Major Crimes South Unit members took over the investigation with assistance from the Cochrane RCMP.
Poucette appeared in court on Nov. 3 and the hearing was adjourned until later this month. The case is currently going through the Cochrane Provincial Court System.
Car Crash
Anything Grows storeowners were in for a shock when a truck slammed through their front window earlier this week.
On Nov. 7, a Ford truck smashed into the front window of the store, shattering the glass and damaging the building.
“I was standing at the counter helping a customer search for some product from the spring then I felt debris hit the back of my leg and the front of a Ford pick-up was right behind me, ” said Rob Heembrock, storeowner.
“The (driver) in the truck was crying - we were all thankful that no one was hurt. ”
Cochrane RCMP said the incident is still under investigation but “it doesn't appear alcohol was a factor. ”
No one was seriously injured in the incident.
