NORTH BATTLEFORD – A man arrested after RCMP solved a decade old cold case was scheduled to have his matter spoken to in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday but the case was adjourned.
Robert Welsey Pich, 58, remains in custody and was to appear by CCTV from the correctional centre but his appearance was waived and defence asked the court for an adjournment but didn’t specify a reason.
The same day Pich was to appear in court, RCMP announced that they had found human remains in the Baldwinton area they believed to be that of Edward [Ted] Keith Geddes who went missing in April 2011.
In mid-April 2011, police went to Geddes' home in Baldwinton with an arrest warrant in an unrelated incident and they found his dog dead in the entrance way. Police say the dog’s death wasn’t from natural causes. At the time, Geddes was wanted for theft over $5,000 stemming from an offence in April 2011 in nearby Neilburg.
Pich, and 71-year-old John Robert Gregoire from the Baldwinton area were arrested in February after the RCMP re-opened the case the year prior. Pich was charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and careless use of a firearm. Gregoire was charged with first-degree-murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and indecently interfering with human remains.
Gregoire was released on bail after a show cause hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench in March. Five months later he was arrested and charged with seven new weapons offences. He remains out on bail.
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