Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has arrested and charged a man in connection to a homicide investigation into the death of 27-year-old Philip Okemow of Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Mid-morning on August 21st, Prince Albert RCMP responded to the discovery of an unresponsive man outside at Macintosh Point in Emma Lake. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Then, on Wednesday, with the assistance of Prince Albert RCMP, the Prince Albert and Saskatoon Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Teams, Police Dog Services and Critical Incident Response Program, a man was arrested at a home on Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Forty-one-year-old Wesley Naytowhow is charged with second degree murder. He was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for possession of stolen property over $5,000 and failure to appear in court.