The suspect in Winnipeg’s latest homicide has a lengthy criminal record and was already facing sex assault charges.
Police announced Monday that 26 year old Damian Geoffrey Fontaine was charged with second degree murder and assault with a weapon after a bloody incident in a north end Manitoba Housing complex last week.
25-year-old Phillepp Rick George Amos died from stab wounds and blunt force trauma about 4 a.m. Friday, September 20 in a courtyard of a Manitoba Housing complex on Robinson Street near Flora Avenue. A 38-year-old man was also hurt .
Police say Fontaine, of no fixed address, was arrested Sunday. Police aren’t commenting on a motive for the killing; officers wouldn’t confirm or deny reports the confrontation was related to Fontaine’s status as an alleged sex offender. Officers say Fontaine was not a resident of the housing complex where Amos was killed; a spokesperson for the police service wouldn’t comment on why Fontaine was in the area, saying that information is part of the investigation.
Fontaine was facing sex assault and sexual interference charges and was due to make a court appearance in December. Court documents show the alleged sex offenses happened between January 2008 and December 2009. He was charged in 2009 with aggravated sexual assault but the charge did not result in a conviction.
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Fontaine also has a lengthy record including convictions for assault, theft, forcible entry, uttering threats, drug possession and public drunkenness. He has several convictions for failing to comply with conditions of release.
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Fontaine remains in custody.
Winnipeg Police Service news release from Monday, September 23:
As previously released, on Friday, September 20, 2013 shortly after 4:00 a.m. emergency personnel were dispatched to the 100 block of Robinson Street for the report of an assault.
Attending members located two adult male victims. A 38 year old male was transported to hospital in stable condition. The second male was transported in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.
On Sunday, September 22, 2013 members of the Homicide Unit arrested an individual who is a suspect in the incident.
Damian FONTAINE, 26 years, of no fixed address has been charged with:
• 2nd Degree Murder
• Assault with a Weapon
He has been detained in custody.
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