Cst. Sheremetta will make his first court appearance on July 29, 2010, at Kamloops Provincial Court to answer to the charge.

Cst. Sheremetta’s duty status was reviewed pursuant to the charge being approved and he has been re-assigned to administrative duties.

Cst. Sheremetta is also subject to an internal RCMP disciplinary investigation.

You may recall Constable Sheremetta's name being in the news before as he was the officer who fired the shots which  killed Kevin St. Arnaud in a snowy soccerfield in Vanderhoof in December of 2004.