RCMP have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection to the suspicious death of a woman in Ponoka on Thursday evening.
Police said they were called to a residential complex in Ponoka around 9:25 p.m. on Nov. 5, when they found the body of 26-year-old Chantelle Firingstoney.
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An autopsy has confirmed the death was a homicide and the Alberta RCMP’s major crimes unit has taken over the investigation.
Ryan Applegarth, who was taken into custody by the officers who responded to the call, faces a charge of second-degree murder. He’s due in court on Nov. 13 in Ponoka.
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RCMP did not say if the two were known to one another, but said there is no risk to the public.
Ponoka is located about 105 kilometres south of Edmonton.
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