Tenth person charged in connection with death of Timothy Tootoosis: Saskatoon police

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A 26-year-old woman is the latest person to be charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2024 death of 30-year-old Timothy Tootoosis.

According to the Saskatoon Police Service, the woman also was charged with offering an indignity to human remains and unlawful confinement. She is the 10th person to be charged in connection with Tootoosis’ death. Police did not name the woman.

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According to police, officers found the body of a homicide victim while they were executing a search warrant at a home on 22nd Street West, in the city’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, on Dec. 18, 2024.

“Upon entering the residence, officers located a deceased male,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement. “Three men and one woman were taken into police custody for further questioning but were later released without charges.”

Saskatoon’s 15th homicide of 2024 was in Pleasant Hill, when Saskatoon Police Service’s Guns and Gangs Unit discovered the body of Timothy Tootoosis on Dec.18 while executing a search warrant. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)

On Nov. 20, Rodrick Pierre Rabbitskin, 39, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful confinement in connection with Tootoosis’ death. He was the ninth person arrested.

The Saskatoon Police Service said 43-year-old Destini Gardypie and 34-year-old Nakita Tootoosis were arrested by the Saskatchewan RCMP last month after police in Saskatoon issued warrants for their arrest in relation to the death.

“Gardypie has been charged with first degree murder and unlawful confinement. Tootoosis has been charged with manslaughter,” the police force said in a statement issued on Nov. 20.

“Both women have since appeared in court and were remanded into custody pending their next appearance.”

On Nov. 6, 41-year-old Donovan Lemstra was arrested in Calgary after officers in Saskatoon issued a warrant for his arrest. He was charged with first-degree murder, offering an indignity to human remains and unlawful confinement.

Then, on Nov. 12 and 13, Saskatoon police arrested 40-year-old Michael Landry and 27-year-old Michael McCallum, who are now facing the same list of charges.

According to police, 22-year-old Emmery Aubichon and 45-year-old Vernon Peequaquat were arrested in November. They’ve also been charged with first-degree murder, unlawful confinement and offering an indignity to human remains.

In a previous interview, Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron, Tootoosis’ mother, told 650 CKOM her son’s body was in pieces when it was discovered.

Timothy Tootoosis is pictured with his his grandma at Christmas. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/Submitted)

“His body was lying there. He was dismembered,” Tootoosis-Iron said. “It was done after he (had) already passed… He was large, physically, so clearly they were doing that to dispose of his body.”

Tootoosis-Iron said her son began to struggle with an alcohol addiction in 2018 after his grandfather’s death.

“What started off as a way to medicate his grief snowballed from there into addictions,” she said, noting that his drinking became chronic and led to friendships with those who had “questionable lifestyles.”

“Life certainly happened to my child,” she said. “And what happened was he went to a party and he never left.”

Police said the case represents the city’s 15th homicide investigation of 2024.