Arrests Made in New Brunswick Murder Case

0:00It's March 24th. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Nearly six weeks ago, the body of 39-year-old Melissa Price turned up in a garbage bin at the end of High Street in Monkton, New Brunswick. Police quickly ruled it a homicide, though they haven't shared how she died. Now arrests have brought some answers in the case. Devlin O'Blennis, a 35-year-old man, was taken into custody on March 12th and charged with first-degree murder. His next court date is April 2nd. Meanwhile, 36-year-old Joshua Martin was arrested last Thursday on charges of being an accessory after the fact to the murder with a court. Returns set for April 16th. The man who first spotted the bin, Jake Woods, says he's relieved as he suspects in custody. He noticed it near a walking trail around noon on February 15th, while checking out what looked like dump trash from the local homeless community.

1:00After kicking it open and seeing what was inside, he called 911 right away. Police followed up with searches at a nearby affordable housing complex on Norwood Avenue the next day and on Vale Street a few days later. Woods figures the body might not have been found without his curiosity, and the area has seen way more Flynn vehicle traffic ever since. As the investigation continues, both men face their next hearing soon, offering a bit more closure for Price's family and the community's still reeling from the shocking discovery.