RCMP investigated the suspicious death of Lee Bearsears

Cut Knife RCMP got a call about a deceased person in a rural area near the First Nation on October 16, at about 4 p.m.

On arrival police located 31-year-old Lee Bearsears, deceased. RCMP are investigating the circumstances leading up to Bearsears death, which investigators determined is suspicious in nature.

Anyone with information about Bearsears’ whereabouts in and around October 2023, or about his death, is asked to call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

UPdate: 27-year-old Craig Fox of Little Pine First Nation was arrested in Regina on June 17, 2024 and was charged with one count of second-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 4, 2024.

44-year-old Preston Checkosis of Poundmaker First Nation was arrested in Saskatoon on June 10, 2024 and charged with one count of accessory after the fact to murder. He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on June 10, 2024.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information should contact Saskatchewan RCMP by dialling 310-RCMP.