Charges against 3 Alberta Sheriffs withdrawn in sudden death at Edmonton court house

Edmonton Law Courts are shown in Edmonton on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Charges against three Alberta Sheriffs in connection with a sudden death have been withdrawn.

Crown prosecutors say the evidence in the case did not meet the standard for prosecution, so the charges were withdrawn on Friday.

Sheriff Sgt. Karin Simmons, Sheriff Adam Zasada, and Sheriff Brent Roy were each facing one count of failure to provide the necessaries of life.

A 46-year-old man had been taken into custody by the sheriffs following a sentencing hearing at the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton on June 16, 2023.

According to Edmonton police, the man had a medical emergency in the prisoner holding area and was pronounced dead.

No further information about the deceased was provided.