Tag: Courts
Letters to the Editor: April 4, 2025
A Free Press reader suggests removing the homeless and panhandlers loitering downtown and accommodate them along Hamilton Road.
Reluctant witness dodges Crown’s questions at murder trial
Shane Cameron wanted to be anywhere but in the witness box. He slumped in the chair and mumbled a few answers to questions from the Crown. “I frankly don’t know why I’m here because I have a hard time remembering things and I don’t have any recollection about what happened or who or whatever that […]
Court hearings this week for accused in Rahman case
Three men charged in connection with the death of Owen Sound businessman Sharif Rahman in August 2023 will have preliminary hearings in Scotland this week. A spokesperson with the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service confirmed on Monday that the preliminary hearings for the extradition of Robert Evans, 24, Robert Busby Evans, 47, and Barry Evans, […]
Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of OPP officer
Shocking body-camera footage shown at trial of two people charged in Haldimand police officer’s death
Young OPP officer shot six times with Glock, Crown tells murder trial
At first glance, the two accused of the murder of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala could be mistaken for a couple making a business deal. But Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, sitting in two separate prisoner docks in Cayuga court Thursday, are charged with the first-degree murder of the young officer on Dec. 27, 2022 – […]