NORTH BATTLEFORD - A woman charged with accessory after the fact in Damian Moosomin’s murder was rearrested for allegedly breaching her bail conditions.
Melissa Semaganis, 41, of Poundmaker First Nation, appeared in the prisoner’s box in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday. Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Schmidt told the court she was opposed to her release.
Semaganis was arrested in April and charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She was granted bail after a show cause hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench on June 14.
She was then arrested Sept. 9 and charged with failing to comply with release conditions not to consume or possess drugs or alcohol, being at large while on a release order, and possession of methamphetamine contrary to a release order.
Judge Kevin Hill remanded Semaganis into custody at Pine Grove Correctional Centre for women.
Semaganis’ co-accused Stormy Wapass-Semaganis, 23, from Edmonton, had a bail hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench in June and the judge issued a ban on publishing the results of the hearing.
Wapass-Semaganis is charged with first-degree murder in Moosomin’s death. Denver Roy, 36, from Sweetgrass First Nation, is charged with second-degree murder. In May, the court ordered that a psychiatric assessment on Roy.
Jannay Blackbird, 22, from Saulteaux First Nation, and Tye Partridge, 23, from Moosomin First Nation, are charged with first-degree murder.
A young offender who can’t be identified in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act is charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
The charges against the accused haven’t been proven in court.
Moosomin’s body was found in the 1500 block of 105 Street in North Battleford on May 16, 2020. He was reported missing to police on May 11, 2020.
