Preliminary hearing set in attempted murder case

A man accused of attempted murder following an incident in Krestova will have his preliminary inquiry Feb. 20 in Nelson.

Laurence Darren McKay is also charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and six other crimes.

He was arrested in August after a brief manhunt.

The inquiry will decide if there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial.

McKay first returns to court Dec. 6 facing two other weapons offences as a result of the same incident.