I wasn't expecting this, but it's good news, just short on details.
RCMP charge two in Mayerthorpe officer murders
Updated Sun. Jul. 8 2007 8:56 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
The RCMP have charged two Alberta men with first-degree murder in connection with the 2005 shooting deaths of four Mounties.
The two accused are Dennis Keegan Rodney Chesman, 23, and and Shawn William Hennesey, 28. Both men are from Barrhead, Alta. They will appear in provincial court there on July 12, which is Thursday.
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bill Sweeney said the two men are charged with being a party to the offence in what he called the "darkest day in RCMP history."
According to the Criminal Code, a person can be a party to an offence if they do something, either by omission or commission, to assist someone else commit an offence. Alternatively, if some people join in common cause and one of them commits an offence, the others are a party if they "knew or ought to have known that the commission of the offence would be a probable consequence of carrying out the common purpose."
I bet those 2 thought they were home free by now. I am still saddened by the murder of our 4 Mounties, hopefully the families will be able to get some closure.
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