6 more murder charges laid in fatal assault of inmate at Stony Mountain Institution

Stony Mountain Institution. (Mike Albanese, CityNews)

Posted March 27, 2025 3:47 pm.

Six more men are facing murder charges in connection with last year’s fatal assault of an inmate at a Manitoba prison.

A 37-year-old man died in the July 22, 2024, assault at Stony Mountain Institution, and a 22-year-old inmate was previously charged with second-degree murder.

Now six more second-degree murder charges have been laid. Randal Hastings, 31, Daniel Chatkana, 25, Keewatin Lachose, 24, Brennan MacDonald, 22, Jeremiah Zglobicki, 22, Wallace Sinclair, 20, have been remanded into custody.

RCMP major crime services is continuing to investigate.

Stony Mountain Institution, a federal facility, is about 25 kilometres from Winnipeg.

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