By Sheldon Spackman

May 1-5, 2023

Trial dates set for man charged in Ponoka homicide

Apr 21, 2022 | 1:13 PM

Trial dates have been set for a man charged in the death of a woman in Ponoka nearly a year-and-a-half ago.

Ryan Jake Applegarth, 29, of Ponoka, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench from May 1-5, 2023.

It was on Nov. 5, 2020 when RCMP, along with EMS, responded to a 911 call for an injured female at a residential complex in Ponoka.

Chantelle Firingstoney, 26, a resident of Ponoka, was found deceased.

The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation, and following an autopsy, determined the cause of death to be homicide.

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Applegarth is also scheduled for an appearance in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench on May 3, 2022 regarding a second homicide. He’s charged in the death of a 34-year-old man in Wetaskiwin in January 2020.

Applegarth is charged with first-degree murder in that case.

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