Several different cases were on the docket at the Estevan Courthouse on Monday morning.
Kenneth EJ Johnson of Estevan appeared in court by video for charges of resisting a peace officer in the execution of their duty and an offence related to drug possession.
Johnson is facing other charges that relate to his November 2017 arrest, which stemmed from a drug investigation led by the Estevan Police Service.
Johnson will be appearing in court on some of his charges on May 24 for a preliminary inquiry, and then he will again appear in court on July 31 for a trial to face his other charges.
David Alan Tierney’s court case was again brought before the court.
His charges relate to an October 2016 arrest that was associated with drug and firearm charges. Tierney’s case will be heard again on Aug. 29 for a preliminary inquiry.
Russell Howard James Goforth of Estevan was back in court in connection with a child luring case from October 2015.
Goforth served a one-year sentence in jail stemming from the charge. Since his release, he broke three different conditions of his probation: failing to comply with a summons related to appearing in court, mischief against property and a charge associated with becoming a resident of an area where prohibited to do so.
The joint investigation involved members from the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, Carnduff RCMP and the Estevan Police Service. He was charged following the execution of a search warrant at at Estevan residence.
Goforth’s recent charges will be dealt with on April 30.
Also appearing was Zachary Gessner of Estevan, who was arrested in May 2016 in connection with a drug bust the Estevan Police Service had conducted.
Gessner was charged at the time with trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking prescription drugs, possession of prescription drugs for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, obstruction of a police officer and breaching the conditions of a previous release. Gessner was back in the court on Monday for a hearing, and it was set over to April 9.
