Accused in 2021 homicide scheduled for prelim hearing

By Lethbridge Herald on May 20, 2022.

Delon Shurtz
Lethbridge Herald

A Lethbridge man who was charged with second-degree murder more than a year ago, is finally scheduled to have a preliminary hearing, but not until later this fall.

During a brief hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for Calgary lawyer Andrea Urquhart confirmed the accused, Jade Levi Trotter, is scheduled to have the preliminary hearing Oct. 24 and 25. A preliminary hearing is typically held to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.

The Crown noted although earlier dates in July were available for the hearing, the later date was required because a Crown witness will not be able to attend in July.

Trotter, who is also charged with one count of break and enter and remains in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, is set to be tried by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury.

Police responded to a call Feb. 8 of last year that someone was screaming for help, and arrived at an apartment building in the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South to find the body of 65-year-old Glenn Lofthouse. Police arrested Trotter the following day at a residence in the 1100 block of 11 Street South.

Police said the suspect and victim knew each other, and the alleged murder was over a property dispute. Police also recovered a weapon they believe was used to kill Lofthouse.

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