A federal inmate who was unlawfully at large is the third person charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Saint John, N.B., man.
In a Wednesday update, Saint John Police Force said that MacKenzie Moir, 25, was arrested Oct. 23 and is currently in federal custody. Moir is also charged with possession of a firearm while prohibited.
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Police responded to a weapons call in the early morning hours of Oct. 20 in the area of Taylor Avenue. Officers found an unconscious 41-year-old man who was seriously injured.
The victim, later identified as John Robert Beshara, was pronounced dead in hospital.
According to a Canada-wide warrant that was issued Oct. 6, Moir was breaching the conditions of his statutory release and had failed to return to Parrtown Community Correctional Centre in Saint John.
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On Oct. 20, a 36-year-old suspect was arrested inside a business on University Avenue and was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm while prohibited and breach of a probation order.
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Oct. 27 and also charged with first-degree murder.
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