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Man accused of killing Saskatchewan RCMP officer ordered to stand trial on murder charge

RCMP Const. Shelby Patton was killed while on-duty in June. Connor O'Donovan / Global News

REGINA – 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 Const. 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.

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Due to a publication ban, evidence at the hearing cannot be published.

RCMP have said 26-year-old Patton was hit by a vehicle in the town of Wolseley, east of Regina, after he stopped a suspected stolen truck.

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