A 24-year-old Cody Quesnel, of 112 Wellington Street West, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of 22-year-old Jacob Davey on Saturday morning at Quesnel’s home.
City police announced today that Quesnel is also charged with one count of break and enter at a different address, and one count of assault with a weapon, a garbage can.
Little information was released today about the cause of death. Police indicated that Quesnel and Davey were friends. The cause of death is not known.
A post-mortem will be held this week.
Quesnel appeared in bail court this morning. He remains in custody with a Feb. 6 court date.
The 100 block of Wellington Street West is expected to remain closed for much of this week as the investigation continues.
Police said today they believe there were witnesses to the murder, but they have so far not identified those witnesses.
Anyone having further information about these crimes is asked to contact Sault Ste. Marie Police Service any time of day.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service issued the following update:
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Just after 6 a.m. on the 14th of January 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a call for service at 112 Wellington Street West.
Upon arrival officers located a male victim, later identified as 22 year old Jacob Davey of Sault Ste. Marie. The victim had obvious injuries and was pronounced dead soon after officers arrival.
Officers also located the accused 24 year old Cody Quesnel of 112 Wellington Street West at the scene and he was placed in custody at that time.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division were called in to assist with the investigation and the 100 block of Wellington Street West was closed to traffic in order to allow officers to safely process the crime scene.
The 100 block of Wellington Street West remains closed at this time and will remain closed for the next few days while officers continue the investigation.
It has been determined that the accused and the victim are known to each other. There is no threat to public safety as this is not considered to be a random attack.
It is alleged that there was an altercation that led to the victim’s death; however the cause of death is not known at this time. A post mortem is scheduled to be conducted this week to determine the cause of death.
It is also alleged that after the homicide, the accused broke into the residence of a person known to him and assaulted that person by striking him with a garbage can before returning to the scene at 112 Wellington Street West.
At this time the accused, Cody Quesnel is charged with one count of second degree murder, one count of break and enter and one count of assault with a weapon.
Officers with the Criminal Investigations Division are continuing this investigation. Anyone having information about this crime is asked to contact the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service any time of day.
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