Judge Robert Brown denied bail to Alex Willness in Nelson provincial court on Monday.
Willness has been in custody since March 7 when he was arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of off-duty Abbotsford police officer Allan Young in Nelson last July.
Willness, 26, appeared in court by video link.
The evidence presented at the bail hearing and the judge’s reasons for his decision are protected by a publication ban and therefore cannot be reported.
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