First-degree murder charge laid in connection with death of Miramichi man

A man has now been charged with premeditated murder in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man from Miramichi, N.B., who had been missing for over a year.

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Ethen James Harnish, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to human remains in connection with Brandon Martin’s death.

Martin had been missing from Miramichi, N.B., since May 22, 2019.

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Last week, the Miramichi Police Force said its Criminal Investigation Division discovered Martin’s remains in an area of the Plaster Rock-Renous Highway.

Harnish was arrested on May 27 in Grand Falls, N.B., in connection with the investigation.

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Harnish remains in custody and is scheduled to return to court on June 16 at 9:30 a.m.