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By Sheldon Spackman

released with conditions

Woman accused of aiding in fatal Red Deer shooting released on house arrest

Mar 16, 2020 | 12:57 PM

A woman accused of driving a stolen getaway vehicle following a fatal shooting at Red Deer’s south Walmart last December, has been released to a sober living facility in Edmonton.

Defense lawyer Andrew Phypers says Crystal Lee Maurice, 30, was released on Mar. 12 and is now under 24-hour house arrest at the long-term facility. Phypers says Maurice will be there for one year.

As part of her release conditions, Maurice is banned from being in the city of Red Deer. Phypers says the only exceptions will be for court appearances or escorted outings for treatment.

Maurice is charged with accessory after murder, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and theft of a motor vehicle in the Dec. 20, 2019 incident that claimed the life of 69-year-old Charles (Jim) Williams of Red Deer.

RCMP had responded to Red Deer’s south Walmart and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest after what police believe was an attempted robbery gone wrong. The victim died in hospital.

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Mounties believe the suspect got into a getaway vehicle, a stolen SUV, alleged to be driven by Maurice.

Police say two other people were also shot at while the vehicle fled, but that no one else was hurt.

Chase Freed, 18, faces several counts, including second-degree murder.

Maurice’s case returns to court on Mar. 27, while Freed, who remains behind bars at the Edmonton Remand Centre, returns Mar. 31.