Forensic assessment completed for man charged in impaired driving death of former Pikanii Band Councillor

May 22, 2019 | 12:51 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A forensic assessment, ordered back in early March for 62-year-old Douglas Bagnall, has been completed.

However, during a court appearance via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre Wednesday May 22, both an agent for Edmonton-area Defense lawyer William Tatarchuk, and a Crown lawyer, told the Provincial Court judge they had not yet had a chance to read and analyze the results.

The assessment was ordered because of serious concerns over Bagnall’s health and mental status; he has been described as a chronic alcoholic whose ability to understand time or place, his belief that he could simply leave jail at will and his inability to understand the rules while incarcerated at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre has been called into question.

Bagnall has been charged with several offences including four counts of breach of conditions, one count of impaired driving, one count of impaired driving causing death, and one count of dangerous driving causing the death of 42-year-old former teacher, school principal, sobriety advocate and Pikanii Band Councillor Barney Provost, back in June 2018.

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As with every court appearance Bagnall has made over the last several months, Bagnall’s widow Kristy Provost, along with a representative from the Lethbridge-area MADD group and other Provost family members attended the brief proceeding.

While the Crown is opposed to his release, Bagnall remains in remand by consent. He will back in court June 19.

by Lara Fominoff