Man and woman charged with murder in OPP constable's death appear in court
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Bail hearings for the man and woman facing murder charges in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police constable have been adjourned to next month.
Bail hearings for the man and woman facing murder charges in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police constable have been adjourned to next month.
Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, are each charged with first-degree murder in Const. Greg Pierzchala’s death.
Both made brief appearances in a Cayuga, Ont. courtroom Tuesday before the hearing was adjourned to Feb. 21.
Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27. The 28-year-old later died in hospital.
Police have said Pierzchala was “essentially ambushed” and had no chance to defend himself.
They have said the suspects ditched the vehicle they were in after the officer was shot and fled on foot before allegedly stealing another car from a citizen at the scene.
McKenzie is being held at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre. Stewart-Sperry is at the Vanier Centre for Women.