Nearly one month after a 74-year-old man was found dead on a central Alberta road by police, RCMP say two people have been charged in connection with his death.
Celeste Morningstar Saddleback, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder and Kardon Ryan Demetroff, 23, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Larry Parker.
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At about 8:15 a.m., on April 12, Mounties were called to the scene of an unresponsive man lying on Herman-Minde Road east of Highway 2A.
“Responding RCMP officers determined that the male was deceased and the circumstances appeared suspicious,” police said in a news release issued last month.
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The death was later deemed a homicide.
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On Thursday, police issued a news release about the arrests. RCMP said Saddleback was arrested on May 6 and Demetroff was arrested on May 4.
Police said the investigation into Parker’s death is ongoing.
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