Alleged assault with a weapon happened at Her Majesty's Penitentiary in December 2022
Sheldon Hibbs stands next to a sheriff officer in provincial court earlier this week. On Jan. 26, 2023, Hibbs was committed to stand trial on a charge of murder in connection with the death of 68-year-old Michael King in St. John’s in 2021. SaltWire Network file photoST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Accused murderer Sheldon Hibbs was back before a judge in St. John’s Monday, March 13, to answer to a newer charge.
Hibbs, 27, pleaded not guilty in provincial court to a charge of assault with a weapon related to an incident last December at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. He’s jointly charged with Joshua Feaver, who is also charged with two counts of breaching a court order.The matter will be called in court again March 23, at which time a date is expected to be set for Hibbs’ trial.
Hibbs is in custody awaiting trial in March 2024 for the second-degree murder of 68-year-old Michael King, whose body was found on a trail in a wooded areas of the Waterford Valley in St. John's in May 2021. Police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Hibbs in February 2022 and he was arrested in Calgary a month later. He was flown back to St. John’s to answer to the charge.
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