Men charged in Ponoka man’s death both given multi-year jail sentences

The two men convicted of manslaughter in connection to the 2022 death of a Ponoka man have been sentenced.

Adam James Cook, 30, and Morgan Maslin, 23, who were each initially charged with second degree murder, received multi-year jail sentences in Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench on Aug. 26.

It was on July 8, 2022, at 8:25 p.m., when Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of an altercation on 40 Avenue, east of 56 Street in Wetaskiwin.

When first responders arrived on scene, RCMP said they located a male with life-threatening injuries. Mounties said the victim, identified as Antwon Bull, 19, of Ponoka, succumbed to his injuries later that evening in hospital.