Police lay manslaughter charges
Police have charged a man in relation to the death of a man that occurred last year in Dartmouth.
Yesterday at approximately 9:15 p.m. investigators with the Guns and Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division arrested Lance Kevin Rogers, 19, at a residence in Dartmouth. Rogers is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court today to face charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death in relation to the November 2024 death of Darian Clayton-Fleet who was 18 years old at the time.
On November 10, 2024, at approximately 7:20 p.m. police responded to an address in the 200-block of Craigburn Drive in Dartmouth for a drug overdose. Officers located Darian deceased inside the residence.
The investigative process led to the charges that are being laid today. Investigators are not looking for additional suspects, however, investigators continue to ask anyone with information who has not come forward to contact police at 902-490-5020.
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**** RCMP Media ReleasePictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit charges two people after warrant executions
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged two people after executing warrants at a home in Pictou.
On April 16, PCISCEU, with the assistance of RCMP Police Dog Services, Pictou County District RCMP, Stellarton Police Service and New Glasgow Regional Police (NGRP), executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Dennon St. in connection to an ongoing investigation.
At the home, officers safely arrested 33-year-old Christine Holly Fraser of Eureka and 37-year-old David Allen Lemmon of River John. Fraser was charged with Failure to Comply with Order (two counts); she was also arrested on an NGRP warrant. Lemmon was charged with Operation of a Conveyance While Prohibited and Failure to Comply with Probation Order.
Following the arrests, a search warrant was executed at the residence with the assistance of the Pictou County District RCMP. It resulted in the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, cash, a replica handgun, and drug paraphernalia. As a result of the search, Fraser faces additional charges:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine)
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Failure to Comply with Order
Both Fraser and Lemmon appeared in Pictou Provincial Court on April 17 and were remanded into custody. Fraser is due back in court on May 14 and Lemmon will appear in court again today.
The investigation is ongoing.
Note: The PCISCEU is made up of police officers from Pictou County District RCMP, Westville Police Service, and Stellarton Police Service.
