A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a Tilley, N.B. man who was reported missing in March.
Wayne Rattray was last seen alive at his Walker Road home the morning of March 2. A short time later, police and fire crews responded to a fire at his home, but 59-year-old Rattray was nowhere to be found.
His home was destroyed in the fire, which was deemed suspicious.
Five days later, Rattray’s pickup truck was found engulfed in flames on a lane off Highway 109 in Three Brooks, N.B. That fire was also deemed suspicious.
Police searched the areas surrounding Rattray’s home and where his truck was found. An RCMP helicopter also conducted aerial searches, but search crews failed to locate him.
On May 21, Rattray’s remains were found on an island in the Renous River by some people who were canoeing.
Investigators believe he was murdered.
A 28-year-old Moncton man was arrested on Mountain Road on June 13. Kurt Andrew Hudnut has been charged with first-degree murder in Rattray’s death.
Now police say a second man will also face charges in the case. The 27-year-old man was arrested Monday morning at a residence in Three Brooks, N.B.
He is due to appear in Woodstock provincial court Tuesday morning to face charges in connection with Rattray’s death.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
