Charges have been stayed against two men arrested after a bar fight in Red Deer early last year.
Red Deer City RCMP were called to the former Tequila Night Club at about 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2012, to investigate reports that a man was severely injured after being stabbed in the midsection. The 25-year-old victim was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital where he required emergency surgery.
Police arrested Harvey James Lee-Bernick, then 27, and charged him with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Vibert Davis, then 38, was arrested later and also charged in connection with the incident.
The two men were to have had a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court early this week. However, the hearing was cancelled when the charges were stayed.
Crown prosecutors are not required to state reasons for staying proceedings, which means the charges remain in limbo for a period of a year. The charges are dismissed if they are not reinstated during that term.