The man charged in the death of 17-year-old Cooper Nemeth made a brief video appearance in a Winnipeg court room Monday.

Nicholas Bell-Wright said nothing during his appearance. He is scheduled to be back in court March 4.

Bell-Wright’s lawyer, Barry Sinder, has requested a publication ban for the hearing. Sinder did not appear in court on Monday.

The 22-year-old Winnipeg man was arrested Sunday morning after police believe the body of missing 17-year-old Cooper Nemeth was located.

Nemeth hadn't been seen since he left a team hockey party last weekend.

Police believe remains that were found in a bin on a property Saturday night are his, but they won't know for certain until an autopsy is done this week.

Police said they do not believe there was any gang involvement but they do believe it was drug related.

Bell-Wright is facing a charge of second-degree murder.
 

Bell-Wright on probation for assault

Bell-Wright was on probation at the time of Cooper Nemeth's death, for a 2015 assault conviction.

He pleaded guilty in that case last October.

Court heard he punched a 16-year-old two or three times and threw him against a tree, threatening to cut his head off if the teen was ever in the area again.

Bell-Wright received a suspended sentence and one-year probation
 

Couple thought body was a prank

Roshan and Jasmine Pothumulla didn't know what they were seeing when looked out of their house Saturday night.

"I heard a weird noise outside. That’s when I decided to take a peek. I opened the door and right away I knew something wasn’t right," said Jasmine.

"So I called my husband. We came out together, and that’s when we discovered something strange in the bin," she said.

"Right away, I saw the bin lying on the (ground) and the legs sticking out,” said Roshan, who thought someone may have been playing a prank on him.

The couple say they have a hard time believing what happened to Cooper Nemeth.

"We feel very sorry for the family and we hope it never would have happended in the first place, because he didn’t deserve it," said Jasmine.

-- With files from The Canadian Press