Second suspect in fatal shooting released
Samantha Mary Butler, 23, of Rusagonis - who’s awaiting trial on second-degree murder charge in death of Lucas Richard Solomon Polchies - granted bail day after other accused
A Rusagonis woman facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of a Bilijk (Kingsclear) First Nation man in 2023 has been released from custody almost two years after her arrest.
Samantha Mary Butler, 23, of Karen Drive in Rusagonis, appeared in custody at the Burton Courthouse on Tuesday for a hearing on a bail application.
She faces a charge of second-degree murder in the March 12, 2023, shooting death of Lucas Richard Solomon Polchies.
Defence lawyer Gilles Lemieux brought the bail application Tuesday in the wake of the Monday release of Joshua Kristopher Raines, 49, of Holmesville, north of Woodstock.