Stanley pleads not guilty in 22-year-old’s death
The Biggar-area man charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, plead not guilty to a packed court house today.
Gerald Stanley made a brief appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Thursday, Aug. 18. While his case was remanded until Sept. 13, Stanley will appear at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford this afternoon to request bail.
More than 100 people gathered outside the courthouse before Stanley’s appearance, holding pictures of their friend and signs which read “Justice for Colten.”
Boushie’s family filled one side of the courtroom; Stanley’s family, escorted in by RCMP, sat on the opposite side. Many in the gallery had tears in their eyes during the proceedings.