On January 19, 2010, 20-year-old Raymond Jeremy McDonald from Nelson House First Nation was arrested and charged with second degree murder in relation to the death of Bernard Hart.
McDonald was arrested at the Brandon Correction Center where he was incarcerated on an unrelated incident. He will be appearing in Brandon Provincial Court on January 21, 2010 at 10am.
“D” Division Serious Crime Unit along with the Thompson Major Crime Unit and Thompson Detachment are continuing the investigation and further arrests are anticipated.
RCMP are requesting that anyone with information regarding the murder of Bernard Hart to contact the Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Update 02/04/10 7:34am
On February 3, 2010, 20-year-old Skylar Spence of Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, was arrested at Stony Mountain Institution while serving a sentence on unrelated matters and charged with second degree murder in relation to Hart’s death.
The RCMP Serious Crime Unit from Winnipeg along with the Thompson Major Crime Unit and Thompson RCMP Detachment continue to investigate.
Update 02/12/10 10:33am
On February 10, 2010 a 17-year-old male from Nelson House, Manitoba was arrested and charged with second degree murder in relation to Hart’s death. He will make his first court appearance today in Thompson.
Sgt. Line Karpish
RCMP Media Relations
(204) 983-8497
