News briefs for April 4, 2021

An inmate from Stony Mountain Institution serving a sentence for first-degree murder has died.

Correctional Service Canada said Kenneth McDougall died on Saturday at a community hospital of apparent natural causes following an illness.

In January 2010, the Portage la Prairie man was charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Justina Shteen Unrau McDougall.

Correctional Service Canada said the death will be reviewed, as are all cases involving the death of inmates.

A Montreal man has been arrested for his alleged role in a gang-related shooting behind the old St. Regis Hotel in September 2019.

Saleh Alimasi, 22, was arrested in Montreal on March 28 and returned to Winnipeg on Friday.

He faces several firearms offences and remains in custody.

Police said it is believed that on September 12, 2019, at around 1 a.m., a group encountered a male in the south lane behind the 200 block of Portage Avenue. The male was shot, and a bullet struck the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters — narrowly missing a cadet leaving the building, police said.

Haben Nipsey Weldekidan, who arrived at a nearby hospital suffering from a gunshot wound after the incident, was later charged with firearms offences after he was found to have hidden a firearm near the shooting scene before seeking medical help.

Police added that a second suspect in the shooting was killed in an unrelated homicide and cannot be identified at this time.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed 25-year-old American defensive tackle Casey Sayles.

The 6-3, 290-pounder from Omaha, Neb., spent the 2020 season with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.

In five games with the BattleHawks before the XFL season shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sayles registered 8 1/2 tackles and one sack.

During his collegiate career, Sayles suited up for 45 games over four years with the Ohio Bobcats. 

A 14-year-old girl from Stonewall who has been missing since Tuesday is being sought by Stonewall RCMP.

Adrienne Dorian was last seen at a gas station in Stonewall on the evening of March 30 and is believed to be in Winnipeg.

Police received a report around 6 p.m. on Tuesday of two missing females — a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old. The older teen was found later that evening, but Dorian remains missing.

She is described as 5’3”, 115 pounds, with brown eyes and long brown hair with braids.

Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 204-467-5015, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.