Warning: This story reports graphic content. The impact of alcohol and provocation were discussed as part of Chad Beck’s murder trial for a 2018 incident in Fort Resolution. Beck is facing a second degree murder charge for killing 27-year-old Cameron Sayine with an axe on July 1, 2018. He has…
Lisa Brule and Jordan Nande were sentenced to 10 months in jail for their involvement in the murder of Breanna Menacho. The sentence was delivered by Justice Karan Shaner at the Yellowknife courthouse on Wednesday. Nande, 24, was in attendance for the sentencing, while Brule, 21, appeared by video from…
Crime is more likely to be reported in remote communities, specifically with high Indigenous populations according to a recent survey. Although, Yellowknives Dene First Nation Chief Ernest Betsina says this isn’t a fair depiction of Indigenous communities. “Our youth are not genetically prone to crime. It’s a symptom of social…
Two people and three dogs were rescued near Inuvik after their vehicle went through ice. In an RCMP press release, police say they received a report around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 16, that two people were stranded after their vehicle fell through the ice on a waterway, about 35 kms…
RCMP say the suspect for an alleged murder that occurred Halloween morning is now missing. After a week of minimal updates to the public, NT RCMP announced a warrant for the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed. Mohamed is a 21-year-old black male with black curly hair, stands five-foot-seven inches tall, and…
Colten McNeely has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the death of his friend Lloyd Edgi. The sentencing was delivered by Justice Andrew Mahar on Wednesday morning at the Yellowknife Courthouse. The incident took place on Sept. 3, 2017 when McNeely stabbed Edgi nine times — including fatally…
RCMP has yet to release details on a death that happened on Halloween in downtown Yellowknife. CKLB has reached out to the RCMP and the chief coroner’s office for a specific location of the incident, arrest details, or any details it can share at this time. “We will not be…
The family of Lloyd Edgi delivered emotional victim impact statements describing the trauma his loss has caused them. Edgi, 28, died after being stabbed in the heart by his friend Colten McNeely in Fort Good Hope on Sept. 3, 2017. McNeely, 27, was found guilty of manslaughter in January and…
RCMP says officers responded to an incident in downtown Yellowknife early Saturday morning. Police say one person was found with “significant injuries” and was later pronounced dead. CKLB has heard the victim is an Indigenous woman but will be withholding the name until confirmation from the coroner’s office. In a…
A Fort McPherson man convicted of sexual assault has been designated a long-term offender and will be spending two years in prison. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her ruling for the fate of Johnny Simon on Friday at the Yellowknife courthouse. Simon was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 for…