A B.C. man accused in connection with the slashing a Vancouver police officer will remain in custody as he seeks a new lawyer for a bail hearing.
Two uniformed officers were patrolling Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside around 7 p.m. on March 4 when one of them was stabbed in the leg.
A surveillance video submitted to Glacier Media shows a man walking behind two officers on the crosswalk at Main and East Hastings streets.
He can be seen leaning down and lunging towards the officer’s leg, slashing him multiple times before running off.
“Random senseless violence is intolerable and certain people need to be incarcerated,” Vancouver Police Department Chief Const. Adam Palmer said March 4.
Solaris Onatta Running Dey, 29, is charged with aggravated assault of a police officer and assault of a peace officer with a weapon.
Dey appeared before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Eugene Jamieson March 19 for a bail hearing.
However, Dey has fired lawyer Janine Sicotte and is in the process of finding a new lawyer.
Dey told the judge he has not had access to a phone to contact lawyers.
“I’m getting myself sorted out,” Dey told Jamieson.
And, that put bail proceedings on hold.
Still, Jamieson told the accused man to contact the Crown once he gets a lawyer so the case can move forward.
“I’m not in any rush,” Dey said.
The next date set for an appearance is April 2.
