One Dead, Two Arrested
Source: OPP
Date: Wed Oct 23 04:24:05 MST 2024
On October 21, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the APS was conducting follow-up to a missing person on Lane D, Wasauksing First Nation, when officers located a deceased person.
Edgar CHARBONNEAU, 45-years-old, from Wasauksing First Nation and Ellery DAVIS, 58-years-old, from Barrys Bay were both arrested and charged with Indignity to a dead body, contrary to section 182(b) of the Criminal Code.
Both accused persons are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on October 22, 2024.
The West Parry Sound OPP Crime Unit and the APS Crime Unit are continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Services. A post mortem will take place in Toronto at a later date.