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Some charges dropped against Onion Lake man charged in connection to death of another Onion Lake man

Two charges were dropped against an Onion Lake man charged in connection to the death of a man whose body was found in a slough. Danny Boy Thunder Makokis, 31, had an appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court Aug.
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Danny Boy Thunder Makokis is charged in connection to the death of another Onion Lake man whose body was found in a slough in 2018.

Two charges were dropped against an Onion Lake man charged in connection to the death of a man whose body was found in a slough.

Danny Boy Thunder Makokis, 31, had an appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court Aug. 5 and the matter was adjourned to next month. Makokis was charged with failing to remain at the scene, reckless driving and being in control of a vehicle involved in a collision causing death. The charges of failing to remain at the scene and reckless driving were stayed.

Makokis was charged in March 2020 after what Onion Lake RCMP called a lengthy and complex investigation with assistance from North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, Major Crimes North, and North Battleford Forensic Investigation Section.

According to police, on May 14, 2018, they found a man submerged in a slough just off the west side of Nine Mile Road about one kilometre south of the Chief Taylor Road in Onion Lake.

The man was identified as 31-year-old Shane Opissinow from Onion Lake Cree Nation. Opissinow was remembered by family and friends as a man with a big heart, honest, a huge sense of humour and hard working. He left behind two daughters.

Makokis is scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court Sept. 15.

Onion Lake Cree Nation is about 30 kilometres north of Lloydminster and borders Alberta and Saskatchewan.