A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man accused of murder in connection to a homicide that occurred on the O’Chiese First Nation in January.
Derrick Phazar Whitford, 28, is scheduled to find out in Red Deer Court of Justice from June 15-19, 2026, if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.
It was on Jan. 28, 2025, when Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to an alleged shooting at a residence on O’Chiese First Nation. Police located a deceased male and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has since been investigating the death as a homicide.
The deceased was identified as 41-year-old Shawn Lee Geddes.
Following the investigation, on July 29, 2025, the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit arrested and charged 28-year-old Derrick Phazar Whitford with second-degree murder.
Mounties say Whitford was already in custody for separate charges related to a homicide that occurred in November 2024 and, as such, was remanded for future court dates at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
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