Trial dates set for man accused of attempted murder
Trial dates have been set for one of three men initially charged with attempted murder in an alleged assault at Maskwacis nearly two years ago.
Connor Diamond Royce Saddleback, 29, of the Montana First Nation, is scheduled for trial from April 2-4, 2025, in Wetaskiwin Court of Kings Bench.
Meanwhile, co-accused Patrick William Bull, 33, of the Samson Cree Nation, and Justin Blake Simon, 34, also of the Samson Cree Nation, were discharged and saw their charges withdrawn Dec. 14, 2023, the same day Saddleback was ordered to stand trial.
It was on Feb. 24, 2022, when Maskwacis RCMP were dispatched to assist EMS with a male suffering from injuries sustained from a serious assault.


