HAY RIVER - A Hay River man will be standing trial on a charge of manslaughter in connection with a death last year.

Brent Nixon died in August of last year after what police described as an altercation outside the Royal Canadian Legion. - photo courtesy of Facebook

Glenn Kevin Larsen, 29, was committed to trial following a preliminary inquiry on June 1 and 2 before Deputy Judge Robert Halifax in Hay River Territorial Court.

Larsen, who goes by the first name Mark, is charged with the death of Brent Darrell Nixon of Hay River.

Nixon died on Aug. 14 of last year following what the RCMP described at the time as an altercation at the Hay River Royal Canadian Legion.

Police were called about an unresponsive male outside the Legion. The victim was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

According to Crown attorney Shannon Smallwood, the case will now go to the NWT Supreme Court.

No date has been yet set for the trial.

There is a publication ban on testimony heard at the preliminary inquiry.

Smallwood said the Crown called eight witnesses.

Nixon, who was 50 years old at the time of his death, was a longtime Hay River resident who worked as an engineer-conductor with Canadian National Railways.

The RCMP announced the charge against Larsen on Aug. 17 of last year.

The accused appeared in Yellowknife Territorial Court the next day and

was released from custody on $2,000 bail.

When released, Larsen was ordered to stay in the NWT, refrain from alcohol or drugs, report to the RCMP Monday through Friday, and stay out of the Hay River Legion.

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