Winnipeg man pleads guilty to manslaughter over death of Saskatchewan RCMP officer

REGINA — A Winnipeg man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Saskatchewan RCMP officer. 

Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty to the charge in Regina Court of King’s Bench for his role in Const. Shelby Patton’s death.

RCMP have said the 26-year-old Mountie was hit by a vehicle in 2021 in the town of Wolseley, east of Regina, after stopping a suspected stolen truck. 

Traverse also pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a motor vehicle.