Arizona Chastity Frenchman, who has been charged alongside her brother Frank James Frenchman with the murder of 83-year-old Alfred Wagner, pled guilty to manslaughter.
The Bonnyville/Kehewin-area siblings appeared in the St. Paul Provincial Courthouse on Thursday, May 31, where Arizona Chastity Frenchman pled guilty to manslaughter. She will appear for sentencing on Sept. 8, following the completion of a pre-sentence report.
Her brother, Frank James Frenchman, also appeared in court, and has set a trial between April 8 and 18, 2019.
Both will appear in the St. Paul Provincial Courthouse.
The Frenchman’s were arrested and charged with first-degree murder after Wagner, a Bonnyville senior, was found dead in his home on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016.
Following an investigation, Bonnyville RCMP deemed the death suspicious, and called in the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit.
Police believe the incident was a random act, and there was no relationship between the Frenchman’s and the victim.
Officers were also informed that Wagner’s truck, a 1974 Dodge D2000 pickup, was missing. It was later found on the Kehewin Cree Nation.
Two days after the discovery of Wagner, officers arrested Frank James Frenchman in Edmonton. He was charged with one count of first degree murder, however his charges were later changed to second-degree in December 2017, following a preliminary hearing.
Arizona Chastity Frenchman was arrested on Oct. 19, 2016.
