Preliminary hearing set for next May for suspect in Stampeder shooting
CALGARY — A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the man charged in the shooting death of a Canadian Football League player last September.
Nelson Tony Lugela was charged with second-degree murder in September after Mylan Hicks from the Calgary Stampeders died in a shooting outside a nightclub.
The 19-year-old appeared via video link in a brief appearance Monday, only saying “thank you” when the appearance ended.
The court scheduled a five-day preliminary hearing starting May 29.