FORT FRANCES — A local man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a person from Rainy River FIrst Nations.
OPP on Sunday evening announced they had discovered the body of 41-year-old Curtis Medicine in a residence on Fifth Street West in Fort Frances.
He had been reported missing on April 3, but was last seen in Fort Frances on March 31.
The accused is 53-year-old Joseph Desrosiers of Fort Frances.
Desrosiers is charged with second degree murder, committing an indignity to a dead body, and failure to comply with a release order.
The charges have not been tested in court.
He was remanded into custody with a court date of April 9.
OPP said there is no threat to public safety, but a police presence will remain in the vicinity as the investigation continues.
