SIOUX LOOKOUT – A 22-year-old man is dead and a 34-year-old has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after an incident early Saturday morning in Sioux Lookout.
Sioux Lookout OPP, in a release issued on Sunday, say at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday they responded to a disturbance on Front Street.
Skylar Meshake, 22, was taken to hospital by North West Emergency Medical Services, but succumbed to his injuries.
Felix Wesley was arrested and has been charged with second-degree murder. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing. Wesley in 2012 pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2011 death of Simon Bunting in Lac Seul First Nation. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, but given a year's credit for time served prior to sentencing.
The investigation continues and police ask anyone with any information to contact them at at 1-807-737-2020 or toll free at 1-888-310-1122.
None of the charges have been proven in court.
