NORTH BATTLEFORD – A trial for a woman charged with arson in connection to a fire that destroyed an apartment building earlier this year has been adjourned until next year.
Naomi Jean Yellowtail’s trial was adjourned Monday in North Battleford Provincial Court at the Crown’s request. Yellowtail pleaded not guilty in August.
Her co-accused, 22-year-old Keeanu Crookedneck, pleaded guilty and was sentenced last month to three years in prison. With credit for time served he had 689 days left to serve.
Battlefords RCMP had received a call about an apartment fire on 102 Street in North Battleford at about 1:25 a.m. on Jan. 3. When they arrived the structure was fully engulfed in flames. Seventeen residents and six emergency responders required medical treatment.
The charges against Yellowtail haven't been tested in court.
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