New arrest in Gardypie case

Photograph by: Troy Fleece, Leader-Post files

One more person has been charged in relation to the death of Raymond Bernard Gardypie, the first homicide victim of 2010.

Gardypie was found dead on January 10, 2010, at about 12:30 a.m, on the 1000 block of Retallack Street, in Regina.  The police believe the murder took place two days earlier, on January 8.  The year-long investigation has yielded five arrests.

Joshua Brandon Bird, 20, was arrested shortly after Gardypie’s death, along with a 17 year-old male, who cannot be named due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.  Joseph Abraham Kirkness, 22, David Dylan Dustyhorn, 21 were apprehended on March 28,  All suspects were charged with 2nd degree murder, all related to Gardypie’s death, with the latest arrest being made on March 4, 2011.

The latest suspect, 23 year-old Ryan Leon Kay, of Regina, is charged with murder in the second degree.  He is due to appear in court for the charges on Monday, March 7, 2011.

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