The pair accused of killing a Calgary police sergeant made their first court appearance on Saturday morning – with one of their lawyers saying her client will be making a bail application as soon as possible..Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed late New Year’s Eve after a hit and run involving a vehicle with mismatched licence plates he had pulled over in the northeast community of Falconridge.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Using evidence provided by Harnett himself from the incident, the Calgary Police Service quickly issued warrants for first-degree murder for a 17-year-old male and a 19-year old man. Police allege the 17-year-old was the driver..On Friday, the two contacted a lawyer and turned themselves into police..Both accused appeared via CCTV before a justice of the peace Saturday morning with their lawyers joining by telephone,” CBC reported..The lawyer for the younger accused, Kaysi Fagan, said she will be be making a bail application as quickly as possible for her client..“My client’s name was unexpectedly national news Friday morning. He was proactive, he called me, I touched base with homicide and within hours we attended together at police headquarters,” said Fagan, CBC reported..“I’m dialled in on securing his release now.”.The 19-year old, Amir Abdulrahman, also will apply for bail..CBC reported he was wanted for assault at the time Harnett was killed..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
The pair accused of killing a Calgary police sergeant made their first court appearance on Saturday morning – with one of their lawyers saying her client will be making a bail application as soon as possible..Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed late New Year’s Eve after a hit and run involving a vehicle with mismatched licence plates he had pulled over in the northeast community of Falconridge.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Using evidence provided by Harnett himself from the incident, the Calgary Police Service quickly issued warrants for first-degree murder for a 17-year-old male and a 19-year old man. Police allege the 17-year-old was the driver..On Friday, the two contacted a lawyer and turned themselves into police..Both accused appeared via CCTV before a justice of the peace Saturday morning with their lawyers joining by telephone,” CBC reported..The lawyer for the younger accused, Kaysi Fagan, said she will be be making a bail application as quickly as possible for her client..“My client’s name was unexpectedly national news Friday morning. He was proactive, he called me, I touched base with homicide and within hours we attended together at police headquarters,” said Fagan, CBC reported..“I’m dialled in on securing his release now.”.The 19-year old, Amir Abdulrahman, also will apply for bail..CBC reported he was wanted for assault at the time Harnett was killed..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
