Devon Sinclair Marsman was 16 when he went missing in February 2022. Police announced in September 2024 that the Halifax teen’s disappearance had become a homicide. Photo by Halifax Regional PoliceArticle contentA young Halifax man accused of being an accessory after the fact to the February 2022 murder of friend Devon Sinclair Marsman has been denied bail after allegedly breaching his release conditions in May.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentThe 20-year-old is one of five people arrested since last September and charged in the homicide of the 16-year-old Halifax boy.Article contentArticle contentThe man also faces a charge of obstructing justice. He was only 17 when he allegedly committed the offences in 2022, so his identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.Article contentArticle contentThe Crown applied to revoke his September bail order May 14, when he appeared in Halifax provincial court on charges of impaired driving and breaching his conditions.Article contentThose two charges were laid after a single-vehicle crash on Old Sambro Road in Spryfield on May 12 that knocked out electricity to thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers.Article contentThe crash happened at 9:27 p.m., beyond the 9 p.m. curfew he was supposed to be observing.Article contentThe Crown opposed his release at a bail hearing held Tuesday and Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax.Article contentAfter hearing evidence and submissions, Justice Timothy Gabriel refused the man bail.Article contentThere’s a publication ban on the evidence and arguments, as well as the reasons Gabriel gave for his decision.Article contentThe man’s trial by a Supreme Court judge alone is set for 15 days in October 2026.Article contentHis drunk-driving and breach charges, meanwhile, will be back in provincial court Aug. 7.Article contentArticle contentDevon was reported missing by his mother March 4, 2022. He was last seen alive Feb. 24, 2022, in the Spryfield area of Halifax.Article contentOn Sept. 17, 2024, police announced the teen’s disappearance had become a homicide. They said remains believed to be his had been recovered and two men had been charged.Article contentThe other man apprehended last September was Treyton Alexander Marsman, 26, of Lakeside, Devon’s cousin, who is charged with second-degree murder, interfering with human remains and obstructing justice.Article contentInvestigators believe Devon was killed in the overnight hours of Feb. 24 and 25, 2022, at his cousin’s former residence on Gala Court in Spryfield. His remains were discovered near Hantsport last September.Article contentTreyton Marsman was awaiting a preliminary inquiry in provincial court this October, but prosecutors filed a direct indictment last month to send him straight to Supreme Court for a jury trial.
Young man charged as accessory to murder of Devon Marsman denied bail in Nova Scotia Supreme Court
