Charges laid after death at graduation celebration

Jay Lyndon Thomas, 18, of Pelican Lake First Nation, has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Robi Davis Thomas, 23. The death was the result of an altercation on Pelican Lake First Nation at a graduation celebration. Spiritwood RCMP were called to an open field where the altercation took place. Assisting with the examination of the crime scene were members of the RCMP Forensic Identification Unit out of North Battleford and the RCMP Major Crimes Unit North. Jay Thomas was remanded for court in North Battleford and appeared June 11.