In addition to second-degree murder, the accused man now faces charges of failing to attend court, breaching a release condition and assaulting a peace officer.
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The man accused of murdering Misha Pavelick in 2006 has been denied bail after being taken into custody on new charges.
The 35-year-old cannot be identified, in keeping with the Youth Criminal Justice Act, as he was a youth at the time of the alleged murder.
The case dates back to the May long weekend in 2006 when, as has been previously reported, a fight broke out at a high school gathering in a campground near Regina Beach. That was when Pavelick, 19, was stabbed to death.
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The man accused was charged with second-degree murder in June 2023. The Crown has since made the court aware of its intention to seek an adult sentence, should the accused man be convicted.
When the charges were announced, RCMP Sgt. Maj. Darryl Milo told members of the media that the accused was not in custody.
He has since made multiple appearances in court while on bail, as the Crown previously consented to his release on conditions.
However, the new charges brought against him allege that while on bail he failed to attend court and breached a condition of his release order. Further, he faces a charge alleging he assaulted a peace officer.
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A bail hearing was held in light of those new charges in Regina on Oct. 11, following which provincial court Judge James Korpan reserved his decision.
On Oct. 17, he delivered that decision, denying the accused man bail.
A publication ban, which is commonly imposed in relation to bail hearings, prohibits publication of information and evidence given at the bail hearing as well as the judge’s reasons for reaching his conclusion on the matter.
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The murder charge still remains active and the lawyer representing the accused man has previously informed the court it is his intention to take that matter to trial by jury.
As has been previously reported, police spent years searching for information about Pavelick’s death, having conducted over 200 interviews by the time the murder charge was laid. They even went so far as to release a podcast called “Who Killed Misha Pavelick?” The goal of the podcast was to get anyone with information to come forward.
Shortly after the podcast’s release, members of the RCMP scoured the water near a Regina Beach pier late into a May 2021 evening. At that time, the RCMP confirmed to the Leader-Post that the search pertained to the investigation into Pavelick’s death.
All information relayed in court pertaining to evidence in the case has, thus far, been subject to publication bans.
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