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Ontario Provincial Police have charged Lindsay Dolan and Dylan Zoobkoff with second-degree murder and indignity to a dead body after a body was found in a burning vehicle in Mississippi Mills in September.
Ontario Provincial Police have charged two Arnprior residents with second-degree murder and indignity to a dead body following a homicide investigation in Mississippi Mills. The accused are 37-year-old Lindsay Dolan and 33-year-old Dylan Zoobkoff.
Ontario Charges Follow Vehicle Fire Homicide
Police say both were arrested in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Wednesday. The charges stem from an incident on September 11, when police officers and firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in a wooded area off Ramsay Concession 12. After extinguishing the fire, emergency crews discovered a deceased person inside the vehicle. The investigation was then launched as a homicide case.
OPP announced the arrests and charges in a news release on Friday. Dolan and Zoobkoff each face one count of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to a dead body. The accused remain in custody and appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice on Friday. Police have not released the identity of the deceased or any further details about the circumstances of the death.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Lanark County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca. Crime Stoppers says tips are always confidential and callers never have to testify in court.
Investigation Continues as Police Seek Information
The charges follow a multi-jurisdictional investigation that led officers to Regina, where the two suspects were taken into custody. It is not yet known when they will appear in an Ontario court or whether they have legal representation. OPP have not said if they are seeking additional suspects. A vehicle fire in a remote wooded area is a challenging scene for investigators, and police have not commented on how long the victim had been there before the fire was reported.
The Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario is assisting with the investigation, though no cause of death has been made public. Second-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Canada, with parole eligibility set between 10 and 25 years. Indignity to a dead body is a separate Criminal Code offence that can carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. A conviction on both counts would be determined by a jury or judge.
Residents in Mississippi Mills, a municipality in Lanark County west of Ottawa, have been asked to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity. Police have not issued a public safety warning in connection with the case. CTV News Ottawa has reached out to OPP for further comment but has not yet received a response. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers immediately.
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