3 Stony Mountain inmates charged with murder in death of fellow prisoner
Other inmates charged with attempted murder, assault after Jan. 7 fight that left Max Maurice Richard dead
Three inmates at a federal prison in Manitoba face murder charges in connection with the death of a fellow prisoner earlier this month.
Max Maurice Richard, 42, died after a fight involving multiple inmates at Stony Mountain Institution on Jan. 7. The altercation also left two other inmates, ages 30 and 21, with non-life-threatening injuries.
Victor Travis Ross and Michael Frank Okemow, both 29, and Wilfred George Cook, 27, have been charged with second-degree murder.
Three other inmates also face charges of attempted murder, and another inmate has been charged with assault with a weapon, in connection with the altercation.
Richard had been serving a life sentence after he was twice convicted of second-degree murder in the August 2011 death of 24-year-old April Hornbrook.
Correctional Service Canada has said it will review the circumstances of the incident.