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Police arrest man for January homicide in Winnipeg

Justin Desmarais, 24, was found dead in an Andrews Street home in January.
Justin Desmarais, 24, was found dead in an Andrews Street home in January. Facebook

WINNIPEG – Police have arrested an alleged associate of the Manitoba Warriors street gang for second-degree murder in connection with a January homicide.

Justin Atelard Catcheway, 30, is accused of killing Justin Desmarais, 24. Police believe Desmarais died after a fight in a North End home on Jan. 18.

Police arrested Catcheway at about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Kennedy Street, a news release from the Winnipeg Police Service says. The tactical support team assisted in the arrest and he was taken into custody without incident, police said.

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