Former police officers testify on day 7 of Cormier trial

Two former police officers testified Tuesday morning at the trial of Tina Fontaine’s alleged killer, Raymond Cormier.

‪Court heard from former constables Brock Jansen and Craig Houle, who pulled over a black truck driven by a man named Richard Mohammed around 5:05 a.m. Aug. 8, 2014.

‪They stopped the vehicle after seeing it pull over in an area known for sex trafficking.

‪The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving with a suspended license, but the girl found in the passenger seat was let go.

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‪The former officers testified Fontaine gave two fake names before identifying herself correctly, saying she did so because she thought she might have been in trouble.

‪They said she hadn’t done anything wrong, so they let her walk back to the Quest hotel where she told them she was staying.

‪That was the last day Fontaine was seen alive before her body was found in the Red River Aug. 17, 2014.

‪Cormier is charged with second degree murder in her death and has maintained his innocence since being arrested.