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Man accused in Cooper Nemeth murder to go straight to trial - March 31st
Cooper Nemeth's accused killer gets probation over stolen vehicle
Vigil to remember Cooper Nemeth 1 year after disappearance
The man charged with the second degree murder of Cooper Nemeth is headed straight to trial.
A preliminary inquiry was originally scheduled to take place in July for Nicholas Bell Wright, 23, but he appeared in court Thursday and was directly indicted.
Manitoba Justice granted the indictment at the Crown's request.
"It's a very unique, rare, unusual step; it's not commonly sought," said Scott Newman, spokesperson for the Criminal Defence Lawyers of Manitoba.
Cooper Nemeth's accused killer gets probation over stolen vehicle
Nicholas Bell-Wright was on probation when he was charged in the homicide of 17-year-old Cooper Nemeth. Now, hes been sentenced to probation again for admitting he was in a stolen vehicle when police found him and arrested him on the second-degree murder charge.
Bell-Wright, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday to possession of a motor vehicle obtained by crime. The criminal charge stemmed from the parked and running red Dodge Caravan police found him in just after 4 a.m. on Feb. 21, 2016. It turned out the van had been stolen the day before from the area of McKay Avenue, but theres no evidence Bell-Wright was the one who stole it.
Bell-Wright received a suspended sentence with 18 months of supervised probation and court-ordered counselling Thursday, but he remains in custody on the second-degree murder charge, which carries an automatic life sentence upon conviction.
The Crown has authorized a direct indictment in the second-degree murder case, moving the case directly to a Court of Queens Bench trial. A trial date has not yet been set.
Vigil to remember Cooper Nemeth 1 year after disappearance