Final arguments in trial of two Alberta Mounties charged with manslaughter complete

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EDMONTON — Lawyers for two Alberta Mounties charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a man at a rest stop told a jury trial Thursday that their…

The closing arguments were made in the case of Const. Jessica Brown, 31, and Cpl. Randy Stenger, 45, who are accused of manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of 31-year-old Clayton Crawford on July 3, 2018, near Whitecourt, Alta.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“ guesses or assumptions were neither educated nor reasonable,” said Shin. “She had all the information she needed, distorted to fit the picture she already painted.” Stenger’s attorney Mona Duckett said the Mounties could draw inferences from the information that they were given.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Shin said before Crawford was approached, Brown and Stenger had opportunities to seek out more information about the driver of the truck and the shooting the day before.

“In a desperate effort to pull him out of the car and control his hands, she had to make critical split-second decisions in real-time,” said Beeman.Article content

 

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