THUNDER BAY -- A 2016 local homicide case will proceed to trial.
Armand Cummings, charged with manslaughter in the September 2016 death of Mannie Spence, was on Friday committed to stand trial by Ontario Court Justice Frank Valente, who ruled there is sufficient evidence to move the case forward.
The body of the 35-year-old Spence was found on Sept. 15, 2016 in a compound adjacent to Court and Wilson streets. Cummings was later arrested by Thunder Bay police officers.
A preliminary hearing was held earlier this year from Feb. 13-16, with subsequent dates in May and June. The seven-day hearing included testimony from 15 witnesses. The evidence presented during the preliminary hearing is covered by a publication ban.
The 43-year-old Cummings, who was charged with aggravated assault after a West Arthur Street incident last week, has been remanded into custody at the Thunder Bay District Jail. He is scheduled to be back in court next week.
A trial date for the manslaughter charge has yet to be set.
The charges have not been tested in court.
