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 of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Constable Shelby Patton.
Judge Douglas Kovatch, at the end of a three-day preliminary hearing, has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial on the murder charge.
RCMP have said the 26-year-old officer was hit by a vehicle in the town of Wolseley, east of Regina, after he stopped a suspected stolen truck.
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