Crown denies release of man accused of home invasion

A man accused of participating in a 2018 home invasion will remain in jail until he can secure a lawyer to review his case and set up a bail hearing.

Marcus Lonechild made his first appearance in Moose Jaw provincial court on March 30 by video link from Prince Albert, where his four indictable (serious) charges were read into court. The Crown was opposed to his release. According to information presented, Lonechild is accused of allegedly using a firearm (handgun) during a break and enter; allegedly committing an assault; allegedly breaking into an apartment suite on 11th Avenue Southwest; allegedly committing robbery armed with an offensive weapon or imitation; allegedly assaulting Miles Chartrand; and allegedly stealing Chartrand’s medications with a value less than $5,000.

All the offences are said to have occurred on Dec. 22, 2018.

Lonechild is one of our men accused of similar offences during the same incident on Dec. 22, 2018. During an appearance on March 10 in Court of Queen’s Bench, Ryan Ernest Tatum was found guilty of break and enter and guilty of committing a robbery while armed with an offensive weapon or imitation.

Tatum will return to court on Thursday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m. to be sentenced. Charles Henry Wohlers, 69, was released on probation and ordered to follow several conditions until his next court appearance in Assiniboia on June 11. Wohlers is accused of breaching a previous court order and committing a common assault in Willowbunch.

As part of his release, Wohlers, from Willowbunch, will have to keep the peace and be of good behaviour; give the court his address and phone number; report to a probation officer; not possess alcohol or drugs or visit any place that sells alcohol; have no contact with the woman he assaulted; not be within five metres of her; and not be within 50 metres of her work or home.

When Judge Daryl Rayner asked if he had any questions, Wohlers replied he was concerned about the no-contact clause since the woman was living in his house and wouldn’t leave. He claimed that when the offence occurred, he called police about her being there but she allegedly lied to officers about what happened. “Call the RCMP,” advised Rayner. “They can assist you if she is still there.”