Wesley Custer died on Aug. 21, 2020, at Shellbrook Hospital. (Submitted photo/ Lee Badger)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Another trial confirmed in Custer murder case

Mar 28, 2024 | 2:00 PM

One of the final pieces to the puzzle for a Shellbrook area murder case is now in place.

Evan Ledoux has been committed to stand trial at Court of King’s Bench on a charge of first-degree murder.

That was the outcome of a preliminary inquiry hearing that wrapped up Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. A publication ban protects both the judge’s reason for the committal and the evidence presented.

Ledoux was one of many people accused in the August 2020 death of Wesley Custer and is among the last to be dealt with. No trial dates have been set at this time and will be determined in the future during a pre-trial conference.

Wesley Custer was 20 years old when he was dropped off at the Shellbrook Hospital on Aug. 21, 2020, with serious injuries. He died shortly after.

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Another co-accused, Tyson Lachance, has a scheduled trial in June at Court of King’s Bench.

Kyle Standing previously entered a guilty plea to manslaughter and received a seven-year prison sentence.

Curtis Ledoux was convicted on a charge of being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter and received a sentence of 253 days.

Brian Dreaver and Matthew Whitstone were also charged with murder in the case and had their matters stayed at provincial court.

Police have not divulged what the motive may have been for Custer’s death, but the family previously disclosed their belief it was gang-related.

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