Court update: Prelim. set in High Level murder, guilty plea in Grande Prairie stolen property arrest

Dec 5, 2019 | 4:30 AM

Alberta Justice says preliminary hearing dates have been set in a High Level murder case.

The hearing for Jesse Beckles will be held July 22 and 23.

Beckles was arrested after the August 9 death of Nathan Kim

Kim died after being shot. He was found in an alley near an apartment building in High Level.

Guilty plea in stolen property, drug case

Alberta Justice says a man charged in a May drug arrest has been given a six-month jail sentence.

Shane Anthony Haugan pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of stolen property and a reduced charge of possession of precursors or equipment needed to make methamphetamine or ecstasy November 25 in Grande Prairie court. Nineteen other charges were withdrawn.

Haugan was charged after a May 10 search of a city home turned up a stolen vehicle, two firearms, other weapons, and small amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

Haugan will also stand trial for two other arrests April 25.

Charges there include flight from police and dangerous driving in one and assault with a weapon in another.

by Curtis Galbraith