A Calgary criminal who was handed a six-year prison sentence last week for firearms and drug offences is now facing a manslaughter charge, accused of killing a man while on bail.
One person was killed and two others injured in an incident in Brentwood in northwest Calgary on Jan. 4, 2024.
On Jan. 4, 2024, just after 9 a.m., police were called to a home on Braden Crescent northwest for reports of a home invasion.Money, jewelry, cellphones stolen Last week, Lemke was handed a six-year sentence after he was convicted of fentanyl, firearms and possession of stolen property offences as well as breaches.Court records show Lemke was released on bail twice after that arrest, including for a period between Oct. 11, 2023 to Jan. 5, 2024.In 2020, Lemke and two others were charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christian Navos, 32, who was shot seven times at close range while sitting in the driver's seat of his car.
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