A trial has been set for a Macklin man sitting in jail for more than a year after three of his scheduled trials were halted or adjourned.
Drayden Clinton, 25, had three trials set in 2020. Two were adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and another one was adjourned at the request of defence. It is now scheduled to start May 31 in North Battleford Provincial Court.
Clinton, and Tenielle Heitt, 31, of Unity, were arrested after Unity RCMP raided a home in Macklin.
Clinton is accused of a violent home invasion in Unity where brass knuckles, a baseball bat and machete were used. He is charged with break, enter and theft, possession of property obtained by crime, unlawful confinement, uttering threats, carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, use of a prohibited firearm while committing robbery, wearing a mask in the commission of an offence, possession of ammunition while prohibited, possession of brass knuckles, possession of a controlled substance, and commit bank fraud over $5,000.
He is also charged with several residential break-ins in Macklin.
Heitt is charged with unlawful confinement, break and enter, possession of property obtained by crime, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The two were arrested after RCMP obtained a search warrant and raided Clinton’s Macklin home Jan. 31, 2020.
Heitt had a court appearance on March 31. She pleaded not guilty and a trial is set for Oct. 25 in North Battleford Provincial Court.
The charges against Clinton and Heitt haven't been proven in court.
