Bernie Herman was working in the traffic services division at the Prince Albert RCMP detachment prior to his resignation earlier this month. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Former Sask. mountie charged with murder granted bail

Jun 30, 2021 | 2:22 PM

Editor’s note: This story was amended at 2:50 p.m. to remove details related to bail conditions.

A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer charged with first degree murder, has been granted release from custody.

The decision from Justice G.A. Meschishnick was issued Wednesday morning less than 24 hours after the actual bail hearing was held at Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. The conditions of and the reasons for Herman’s release cannot be published.

The 53-year-old is facing a charge of first degree murder in the death last month of 26-year-old Braden Herman.

A photo taken of Braden Herman. (Facebook)

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On the evening of May 11, police were called to a densely wooded area near Little Red River Park. It’s there that they found the victim’s body. Bernie Herman has been in custody since May 12 and made his first court appearance on May 13.

Police have previously confirmed that while the victim and the accused share the same last name and are both from the La Loche area, they are not related. Family members have described the relationship as one time comparable between a father and son, but also mentioned the two men had a falling out.

Bernie Herman, who had nearly 30 years experience with the RCMP, formally resigned on May 19 and the notice took effect on June 1. Prior to his arrest, he had been working with the traffic services division at the Prince Albert RCMP detachment.

While Bernie Herman was not on duty at the time of the incident, Prince Albert Police Service Insp. Craig Mushka told reporters he left work in full uniform with his duty belt on the day it occurred.

Mushka also said Bernie Herman had phoned a co-worker and made “disturbing” comments he had killed someone. Bernie Herman was later taken into custody without incident and provided information on where the police could locate the victim.

A not guilty plea was entered earlier this month and the pre-trial hearing was scheduled to start the week of Dec. 13. When paNOW reached out to Bernie Herman’s lawyer Brad Mitchell for comment, he explained he was unable to comment on the specific reasons for the bail request.

“Those were my instructions [to seek bail] and we acted accordingly,” he said.

paNOW has made a request for a copy of the justice’s decision but it’s unclear what details, if any, can be released.

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