‘He was supposed to meet up with me and my sister today so he could go and meet my sister’s newborn,’ says cousin
Nathan Pregent-Daoust had a bail hearing set for 9:30 a.m. today, but he didn’t live long enough to appear in court, a family member said.
Police are investigating what they are calling a ‘sudden death’ that happened yesterday at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre.
“He was supposed to meet up with me and my sister today so he could go and meet my sister’s newborn,” Damion Foss, Pregent-Daoust’s cousin, told SooToday.
“My sister called me . . . and then she told me, ‘Nate’s no longer with us’ – and I just started screaming.”
Police say detectives with investigation services have been assigned to look into the incident that caused Pregent-Daoust’s death. Police have not released the name of the victim or any other details.
Pregent-Daoust faced charges earlier this year of trafficking cocaine, among other allegations that were not proven in court.
Many took to social media last night and into today to mourn his death – and the loss of a beloved friend and family member.
“If you needed something, he took the shirt off his back for you,” said cousin Kasandra Foss. “He helped you in any way he could.”
“Our cousin, he meant a lot to a lot of people, and he was never considered a bad guy in anyone’s eyes that knew him.”
Known as the “life of the party,” Pregent-Daoust was someone many loved to be around, his cousins said.
“He was definitely an outgoing kind of guy,” Damion said.
“He was the person everyone wanted to hang out with, get to know, be around,” said Kasandra. “He was there for everyone.”
Pregent-Daoust was also a dedicated family man and father who had big plans once his legal issues were resolved.
“Nathan was a father to two children,” said cousin Larry Bruneau. “He absolutely loved those two children.”
“He was back in school, had a job lined up for when his situation was taken care of and was looking forward to straightening out his life.”
Pregent-Daoust was known to help his family and friends get their lives in order.
“He helped straighten me up and put me on a good path in life,” Kasandra said.
“He was our cousin, but we looked up to him more as a brother.”
“If someone did something, he’d be on their a–, making sure they don’t do it again,” said Damion.
SooToday has reached out to the Ministry of the Solicitor General for more information.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more details come in.