Two men are facing charges in relation to a Saskatchewan RCMP investigation into the death of 31-year-old Lee Bearsears. On October 16th last year, Cut Knife RCMP were alerted about a person found dead in a rural area near Poundmaker First Nation.

An RCMP news release says 27-year-old Craig Fox of Little Pine First Nation was arrested in Regina on June 17th and has been charged with second degree murder.
He is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 4th. Forty-four-year-old Preston Checkosis of Poundmaker First Nation was arrested in Saskatoon on June 10th and charged with accessory after the fact to murder. His first court appearance that same day in North Battleford.