By Taylor MacPherson

Forensic investigator testifies at P.A. murder trial

Jan 26, 2017 | 3:31 PM

The jury heard testimony from a police forensic investigator this morning at the murder trial of two Prince Albert men.

Jordan Christopher Herron, 23, and Orren Johnson, 28, are charged with first-degree murder for their alleged involvement in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Clayton James Bear.

The youth was rushed to hospital for treatment, but later succumbed to blood loss.

Both men pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Monday.

This morning’s proceedings began Queen’s Bench Judge Jeffery Kalmakoff dismissing two jurors of the original 14 selected.

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During a brief opening statement, Senior Crown Prosecutor Jeff Lubyk told the jury it will hear from numerous witnesses including police investigators, paramedics, witnesses to the alleged crime and the forensic pathologist who performed Bear’s autopsy.

Lubyk then called the Crown’s first witness, Staff Sgt. Shawn Stubbs of the Prince Albert Police. Stubbs testified he was working in the Forensic Identification Unit in April 2014, and was tasked with photographing the scene along with collecting evidence.

Stubbs walked the jury through the crime scene photographs, and pointed out several empty .45-calibre bullet casings and a live round found on the street outside the 27th St. home where Bear was shot. Stubbs also showed the jury photographs of several holes through the walls and windows of the home.

The trial is expected to be lengthy, with more than 30 potential Crown witnesses named during jury selection. The trial is expected to run into mid-February.

Taylor MacPherson is paNOW’s court reporter and weekend editor. He can be reached at Taylor.MacPherson@jpbg.ca or tweet him @tmacphersonnews.

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