2nd person charged with 1st-degree murder in death of man found after December house fire

Nigel Cheslock has been charged with first-degree murder. The body of a 24-year-old man was found in a Cameron Street home that burned on Dec. 16, Regina police say. (Cory Coleman/CBC - image credit)
Nigel Cheslock has been charged with first-degree murder. The body of a 24-year-old man was found in a Cameron Street home that burned on Dec. 16, Regina police say. (Cory Coleman/CBC - image credit)

Regina police say a second person has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a man late last year.

On Dec.16, firefighters who put out a fire on the 1400 block of Cameron Street found the body of Morgan Blind, 24.

His death was determined to be a homicide.

On Dec. 23, Percy Pascal, 37, of Regina was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Blind's death. He was also charged with possession of a gun and failure to comply with a condition of an undertaking.

On Wednesday, police said Nigel Cheslock, 36, is also facing a first-degree murder charge. Cheslock made his first court appearance Wednesday morning.