Halton police opioid case back in court

The case of a Halton police officer accused of stealing opioid drugs from an evidence locker is going to a pretrial.

The case of Staff Sgt. Brad Murray was back in Milton court Tuesday.

Murray is a former Halton drug squad officer accused of stealing opioids from the Oakville station’s evidence lock-up in 2016. The 16year veteran is charged with two counts of theft under $5,000, two counts of breach of trust and one count of obstructing justice. He is suspended with pay.

Murray was not in the courtroom for his latest date. A representative of his legal counsel sought additional evidence disclosure for the case from the Halton Crown attorney’s office. A special prosecutor out of the Toronto Crown attorney’s office has been assigned to the case.

A judicial pretrial involving a judge, Crown and defence counsel is slated for Oct. 13 in Milton court.

Judicial pretrials address case resolution options, including charge withdrawals or guilty pleas, an estimate of the length of a possible trial as well as procedural and evidentiary issues.