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Minto, N.B., man charged with 2nd-degree murder in 2018 homicide

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A 38-year-old man from Minto, N.B., has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2018 homicide of Michael Wagnies.

Wagnies, 62, was found dead in a home on Centennial Drive in Minto the morning of Aug. 1, 2018.

His death was deemed suspicious at the time.

In a release Thursday, the New Brunswick RCMP said officers arrested a 38-year-old man in the Minto area on March 3, 2022, in connection with the investigation. He was remanded into custody on unrelated matters, it said.

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The suspect, Wade Thompson of Minto, was charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. He is scheduled to appear in Fredericton Provincial Court on Nov. 21.

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Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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