Breaking News – Northumberland OPP – Arrest Made In Homicide Investigation

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Investigators with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been investigating the murder of Scott McDONALD under the direction of Detective Inspector Gerald Scherer with the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
In the early morning hours of August 18, 2018, Scott McDONALD was shot and killed in the driveway of his residence located in the Hamlet of Trent River, in the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario. Between February 6 and 8, 2019, OPP officers have arrested three persons from Kingston, Ontario responsible for this crime.
Charged with Second Degree Murder and Robbery with a Firearm are:
Christopher HULSMAN (age 37);
Andrew MISZTAL (age 26); and
Steffan HACHE (age 22).
Hulsman is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on February 20, 2019; Misztal on February 27, 2019 and H ache at a later date, yet to be determined.
Any person with information regarding the persons responsible for this murder is asked to contact the Northumberland County OPP Crime Unit at 905-372-5421 or 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

For more on story http://www.todaysnorthumberland.ca/2018/08/18/possible-murder-in-the-hamlet-of-trent-river/

Pete Fisher
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