The 17-year-old charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jordan Carter-Bonfield made a court appearance on Tuesday.
Wearing a maroon T-shirt, the accused sat in the prisoner’s box while his newly retained counsel, David Heath, arranged a future date while indicating he was still waiting on some disclosure on the matter from the Crown attorney’s office.
The accused cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He remains in custody. He will appear next in court on Sept. 12.
His co-accused, 20-year-old Andrew Franklin, of Orillia, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. He also appeared in court on Tuesday. His matter has been put over until Sept. 4.
Emergency crews responded to the parking lot of Tim Hortons on Westmount Drive in Orillia on July 30 at about 7:30 a.m., where Carter-Bonfield, 25, was found in medical distress, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
