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A preliminary hearing arising out of the shooting of a man in front of the Sam Steele Hotel Oct. 29, 2010 ended in Cranbrook Provincial Court Thursday after three days of evidence.
The hearing before Provincial Court Judge Grant Sheard ended with the committal of three men to stand trial on a variety of charges including attempted murder.
Donald Clark “Papa” Faid, 55, who was on parole at the time of the incident, was committed to stand trial for using a firearm (hand gun) while committing an indictable offence, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
An attempted murder charge against Faid was dismissed by Judge Sheard.
Meanwhile, Kevin William Winters, 51, was ordered to stand trial on charges of attempted murder, using a restricted weapon while committing an indictable offence, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
A charge of attempted murder was dismissed against Douglas Glen Mahon, 38, but Mahon was ordered to stand trail on five possession for the purposes of trafficking charge involving marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and two other restricted drugs.
However Mahon was given a one-day sentence for breech of recognizance after he pleaded guilty to being in the company of Winters at a local restaurant Feb. 5, 2010 despite a court order banning him from contact with the accused.
The original sentence in the matter was supposed to be 14 days, but Mahon was given credit for time he spent in custody awaiting disposition of the charge.
The first charges against the trio were laid after at least two shots were fired and a man wounded in what is believed to be a drug dispute in the early morning hours in front of the Sam Steele. The 32-year-old victim of the shooting was hit in the leg and the shoulder but recovered after hospitalization.
The victim and other witnesses to the shooting gave only limited cooperation with the police and security was tight in the courtroom with spectators scanned by sheriffs with security wands as they entered the courtroom.
All three accused were remanded to appear in provincial court again Sept. 20 to fix a date for trial in Supreme Court. Winters and Mahon are out on bail on the charges while Faid, who was a parolee at the time of the shooting, remains in custody.
