THUNDER BAY - Four men charged with first-degree murder in the 2016 death of Justin Duncan have had the charges stayed.
Noel Perez, Jonathan Ranger, and Emrah Ahmeti, and Muhamed Belgasem Alhasi, all from Ottawa, were first charged with first-degree murder in October 2018 in connection to the 2016 murder of 23-year-old Duncan, also of Ottawa.
Duncan was last seen in the early morning hours of Nov. 22, 2016 in the Limbrick Street area and police released surveillance footage that showed at least six people that investigators said were believed to be involved in his disappearance.
Investigators with Thunder Bay Police Service confirmed in March 2017 that Duncan’s disappearance was being investigated as a homicide. Duncan’s body was never found.
Police said Duncan was known to have been involved in criminal activity in both Thunder Bay and Ottawa and was a member of a gang known as the Ottawa Crew.
In a Thunder Bay Courtroom on June 26, the charges against all four men were stayed by the Attorney General. The Crown did not say why the charges were stayed.
The Crown has one year to decide whether or not to bring the charges back against the four men and move forward with prosecution.
The investigation into Duncan's death remains open and is ongoing.
