The Orillia OPP Crime Unit has arrested and charged a local male with manslaughter in relation to a death that occurred in 2019.
Just before 6 a.m. on Sept. 5, 2019, a 24-year-old Orillia man was discovered outside of his Fittons Road West residence without vital signs. The male was transported to Orillia's Soldiers' Memorial Hospital by County of Simcoe Paramedic Service, where he was pronounced deceased.
The investigation, which was drug-related, was continued by the Orillia OPP Crime Unit and Central Region Forensic Identification Services, under the direction of Det.-Insp. Matt Watson of the OPP's Criminal Investigation Branch.
As a result of that probe, 19-year-old Carson Gannon of Oro-Medonte Township has been charged with manslaughter and trafficking methamphetamines.
When the incident occurred, Orillia OPP Const. Martin Hill said the deceased male was found by friends at about 5:50 a.m., outside one of the units at the complex, just east of the intersection with Park Street.
At the time, Hill could not provide details, but said there were "no obvious signs of violence" at the scene. He added: "There are no public safety issues."
Gannon is scheduled to appear on Oct. 27, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia.
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