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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a third man in connection with a death last month in Perth, while two other men previously accused in the case remain at large.
On Tuesday, the OPP announced it had arrested and charged 46-year-old Michael Lewis in the death of 34-year-old Christo Allison Richards of Ottawa. Richards was found with life-threatening injuries in Perth’s Last Duel Park on April 12. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Lewis is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. He was scheduled to appear in Perth court on Tuesday.
In late April, the OPP announced they had charged but not yet apprehended Joseph Madore, 34, and Brayton Kennedy, 28. Both Ottawa men have been accused of second degree murder.
As of Tuesday, they were still not in custody.
Police believe Madore is currently in B.C. and has “known associations” in the Richmond, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Terrace areas.
Kennedy may be traveling with him or could have remained in Ottawa, OPP added in a release.
“If seen, do not approach,” they wrote. “Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.”