More charges facing accused shooter
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 29, 2023.
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com
A 38-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend several days ago, will face several additional charges when she returns to court at the end of the week.
During a brief hearing Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, Crown prosecutor James Rouleau pointed out the information containing Kristina Hatcher’s original charges will be replaced with a new information, which adds four more charges to her list.
Hatcher is currently charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assault/choking, theft of a vehicle, discharging a firearm with intent to injure, use of a firearm while committing an offence, careless use/storage of a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized.
The new charges expected to be added to Hatcher’s list on Friday are robbery with a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, threats to cause death or bodily harm, and mischief causing damage under $5,000.
Rouleau suggested replacing the charges with the new charges during Monday’s hearing, but Lethbridge lawyer Tracy Hembroff indicated it was premature to make the change because she still hadn’t received information about the case from the Crown’s office.
“I don’t have disclosure, period, so I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to agree to that,” Hembroff said.
Lethbridge police reported that at about 6:26 a.m. on March 20 they responded to a 911 call that a man was assaulted in his home on Rutgers Crescent West. The victim was taken to the hospital and treated for a gunshot wound, and was last reported to be in stable condition.
Investigators determined the 54-year-old victim confronted his ex-girlfriend and another man, and following a brief verbal exchange was shot by the woman and physically assaulted by the man. The two assailants then fled in his truck. The truck was recovered a short distance away, and two suspects were arrested without incident later in day. Police also seized a firearm.
Robert Duane Vincent, 41, of Claresholm, is implicated in the same offence and is charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assaulting/choking, theft of a vehicle, discharge a firearm with intent to injure, use of a firearm while committing an offence, careless use/storage of a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowingly possessing an unauthorized firearm, mischief, possession of a firearm contrary to an order, robbery with a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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Probably good for a severe and I mean severe slap on the wrist and then restitution for the pain and suffering afterwards.