Suspect charged in connection with Megan Gallagher’s homicide released on conditions
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Saskatoon police arrested Ernest Whitehead with officering indignity to human remains two weeks ago. He was arrested in connection with Megan Gallagher's disappearance.
Ernest Whitehead, whom Saskatoon police arrested in connection with the disappearance of Megan Gallagher, has been released from custody.
Crown and defence lawyers in the case agreed to a consent release with conditions on Friday morning. Whitehead, 41, is due back in court on July 7.
Saskatoon police arrested and charged Whitehead on June 1 with offering indignity to human remains.
In January of 2021, the SPS announced it was treating Gallagher’s disappearance as a homicide.
Speaking outside the provincial courthouse, Brian Gallagher, Megan’s father, said he was numb.
And he said he worried Whitehead’s release could hurt the investigation.
Some of Whitehead’s release conditions prevent him from contacting anyone in a gang and from posting anything to do with Gallagher’s disappearance on social media.
“We know that the streets talk. We know networks talk,” Brian said.