Man sentenced to eight years in central Alberta murder

A man charged in a central Alberta murder two years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail. 

26-year-old Chervaine Saddleback, a resident of Maskwacis, AB, was sentenced on May 1, 2026, after being convicted on one count of manslaughter. He was also given a firearm prohibition, with his sentence to be served consecutively to other unrelated sentences already being served. 

He was arrested by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) on Sept. 28, 2024, and originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Wyatt Omeasoo, also of Maskwacis. 

It was on Jan. 28, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., when Maskwacis RCMP were called to assist EMS with a 25-year-old male on 6 Mile Road, north of Highway 611.