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WATCH ABOVE: Second-degree murder charges have been laid in the death of a 21-year-old Stoney Nakoda man, and the hunt is on for a young offender in the case. Global’s Ken Macgillivray reports – Aug 10, 2016

RCMP have arrested one person and are looking for a second in the death of a 21-year-old man in southern Alberta.

The body of Kori Wesley, a resident of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, was found Sunday, Aug. 7 near the Chiniki Rodeo Grounds, west of Calgary.

READ MORE: Stoney Nakoda man’s death deemed suspicious, says Alberta RCMP

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A 20-year-old man from the same First Nation was arrested without incident the same day.

Tylen Tray Poucette has been remanded in custody on a charge of second-degree murder and will appear in court again on Aug. 16 in Cochrane provincial court.

Poucette was previously charged in connection to a fire that gutted part of the Morley Recreation Centre in July 2015.

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Mounties say they have also obtained an arrest warrant for a person under the age of 18.

The second suspect is not considered a danger to the public.

With a file from Global News

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