A trial has been delayed for a Trochu man accused of going on a rampage after being fired from his job.
Chad Alain Frere, 39, was to go to trial in Drumheller provincial court on Wednesday on charges of assault and uttering threats laid after a five-hour standoff with police on June 29, 2012.
The trial has now been rescheduled to Dec. 4 in Drumheller. RCMP allege that a suicidal suspect who had been fired from his job at Trochu Motors told a relative that he wanted to kill his former co-workers.
After police were notified, they went to the suspect’s house about 8:30 a.m. but he refused to come out. About 25 officers from Three Hills, Airdrie, Olds, Drumheller and Red Deer’s Emergency Response Team were eventually involved before a suspect was taken into custody about 2:30 p.m.
Frere’s mother, Marie-Claire Frere, 60, was also charged in connection with the incident. It was alleged she barged through police lines in an attempt to aid her son.
She was given an absolute discharge in Drumheller provincial court in February after pleading guilty to obstructing and resisting a peace officer.