By Troy Gillard

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Charges stayed for Red Deer man accused in O’Chiese shooting

Jan 22, 2020 | 2:56 PM

There has been a stay of proceedings in the case for a Red Deer man charged after a woman was shot at the O’Chiese First Nation this past fall.

It was at about 8:30 p.m. on September 27, 2019 when police and EMS were called to the O’Chiese First Nation where a woman had been shot in the head.

Blair Travis Saulteaux, 35, was charged with aggravated assault, six firearms counts and two counts of breach of probation.

A preliminary hearing was to take place last week in Rocky Mountain House provincial court. However, according to Alberta Justice there was a stay of proceedings on Dec. 17.

A stay of proceedings occurs when the Crown sees no reasonable prospect of a conviction in a particular case. The charges are not withdrawn altogether as the Crown has one year to revisit them, though that rarely occurs.

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O’Chiese First Nation is located about 140 kilometres northwest of Red Deer (about 65 km northwest of Rocky Mountain House).