The Almaguin Highlands OPP has made a second arrest in connection to a homicide investigation that began on November 21st.

Police discovered the body of a 34-year-old North Bay man near Kirkpatrick's Road and Highway 124, and his death was later ruled a homicide.

The investigation, led by the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with support from forensic teams and the Office of the Chief Coroner, resulted in the arrest of a second individual. On December 3, 2024, 28-year-old Merrick Romere Mangallon from Scarborough was charged with first-degree murder, forcible confinement, and kidnapping with a firearm.

He remains in custody.

Earlier, 32-year-old Dallas Snow of Emsdale was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.