UPDATE #2 - LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION - One Individual Charged
-UPDATE #2- LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION
One Individual Charged
(ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2023 homicide of an Elizabethtown-Kitley Township resident.
On Monday, July 31, 2023, shortly after 7:00 am, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call at a residence in the Toledo area. Upon arrival, officers located 66-year-old Giles DAGENAIS deceased.
Following an extensive investigation, on Thursday, November 6, 2025, Ronald GOUGH, 58 years old of Smiths Falls, was arrested and charged with first degree murder contrary to section 231 of the Criminal Code.
The accused was remanded in custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.