Police have charged a 31-year-old Port Credit man with manslaughter in connection with a death in Bobcaygeon last Saturday night (September 27) and have identified the victim.
Officers with the Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the Bobcaygeon Agriculture Park on Mansfield Street last Saturday at around 9:18 p.m., where a person was found dead.
Kawartha Lakes OPP issued a media release the following day, indicating the victim’s cause of death had not been confirmed but they believed there was no threat to public safety. Police said the death is being investigated by the Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
On Wednesday (October 3), Kawartha Lakes OPP issued an updated media release identifying the victim as 50-year-old Jason Bucsis of Toronto.
Police also revealed they had taken a person into custody last Saturday night, who they have now identified as 31-year-old Curtis Gordon of Port Credit.
As the result of an investigation, police have now charged Gordon with manslaughter and failure to comply with a release order. They have not released any details about the cause of death or whether Gordon and Bucsis were known to each other.
The accused man is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on Monday (October 6).
The Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. Assistance is being provided by the OPP Forensic Identification Services.
Police are asking anyone with any information that may assist the investigation to contact the Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
