Two years after a fatal altercation in Acton Vale, two men with long criminal records have recently been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of a sixty-year-old in a drugs case.
Yannick Guy, 44, appeared last month to face a serious charge of involuntary manslaughter at the Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse. Then in mid-August, Andrew Nixon, 38, was also charged with the same count.
The case, however, dates back to two years ago, in Montérégie. On an evening in July 2022, Sûreté du Québec officers were called shortly before 11 p.m. to go to a home on Notre-Dame Street in Acton Vale.
The victim Jean-Marc Fournier had suffered serious injuries after a fight over a possible drug deal, according to our information. The 67-year-old man finally succumbed to his injuries the next day in hospital.
The link between the victim and the two suspects remains unknown.
In the hours following the attack, an altercation also broke out between the two men now accused of involuntary manslaughter. Andrew Nixon, who lives in Cowansville, was quickly arrested for aggravated assault against his alleged accomplice, Yannick Guy.
Nixon pleaded guilty to the charge last year and was sentenced to 36 months in prison, the second time he had been behind bars for the same crime.
A good one jack
The two men are also accused of breaking and entering and committing robbery against Jean-Marc Fournier.
According to a relative of the victim, he was “a good jack, loved by all” despite his sometimes unsavory entourage.
“We are happy and above all relieved that there have been arrests,” he said. Journal his brother-in-law Albert Battista.
Yannick Guy, a resident of Acton Vale, also has a long criminal record. Last year, he was sentenced to three months in prison for theft. He has also been sentenced to prison terms for obstructing a peace officer and failing to comply with his conditions, among other things.
