PRINCE ALBERT – A man charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of Byron Bear will stand trial.
A preliminary hearing for 32-year-old Daniel Dustin Oliver was held in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Feb. 15, Feb 27 and March 2. Preliminary hearings are held to determine if there is enough evidence for the accused to stand trial. A trial date will now be set in Prince Albert Court of King's Bench.
Oliver was arrested in March 2022. He was the fourth person charged in Bear’s death.
Bear’s family reported him missing Dec. 7, 2021. Prince Albert Police say it was believed he was involved in a serious assault early in the morning of Dec. 6, 2021, at a home in the 300 block of 9 Street East. Police had responded to a call of gunshots at about 4 a.m. that morning but didn’t find a victim or evidence of a serious assault.
Bear’s remains were found in a rural area near Hague on Feb. 10. 2022.
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