The 23-year-old man charged in the second degree murder of a pastor鈥檚 son is expected to be back in court Tuesday.
Jesse River Hill, 23, of Surrey is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court for a bail hearing.
He was for the murder of 21-year-old Taylor Johnson of Delta.
Hill also faces charges of break and enter with intent, disguise with intent and discharge of a firearm with intent.
Johnson was found shot to death on Feb. 26 in a 200 Street home in Fernridge, which contained a grow-op. Johnson was the caretaker of the grow-op and Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is saying the motive for the murder is a grow rip.
鈥淭he accused and Taylor did not know each other,鈥� said IHIT鈥檚 Sgt. Jennifer Pound at the time of the arrest. 鈥淭his was a senseless act.鈥�
Taylor鈥檚 parents Paul and Wendi spoke to the media about their son at a press conference held Oct. 3.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a horrific experience losing a child, but when you throw in the word murder it brings in terror,鈥� said Paul, a pastor at South Delta Baptist Church.
Pound said Johnson was a 鈥済ood kid.
鈥淗e was naive and made a bad decision that cost him his life,鈥� said Pound.
He was found dead in the home, in the 2000 block of 200 Street, after 91原创 RCMP received a call asking them to check on the wellbeing of a man staying at the residence. When they attended, they found him dead, and also found a marijuana grow-op on the property.
Taylor鈥檚 parents said they had questioned him about some of the new friends he had been around.
鈥淗e was very trusting and had a lot of compassion for others,鈥� said Paul.
Hill doesn鈥檛 have an extensive criminal background.
In May 2012, Hill was charged with robbery. He also was found guilty of breaching conditions in 2010.
