Winnipeg police have laid charges in a homicide early this year after a fire in the 700 block of Sargent Avenue.
Emergency crews responded to the apartment blaze on January 3, where 23-year-old Star Alicia Thomas was transported to hospital. She later succumbed to her injuries.
On Monday, police arrested Joey Robertson Lecoy, 26, of Winnipeg. He has been charged with second-degree murder and five counts of possession of a weapon or ammunition contrary to probation orders.
Police say Lecoy and Thomas were previously known to each other.
He remains in custody.
