Memory gaps plague witness in Montreal Lake homicide trial

“I was on it for a number of years, every day,” she said. While using, she could stay awake for days and would drink alcohol as one way to come down.

Lacey lived in Montreal Lake starting at age 13 for “a number of years” and described Julian Ganton, who is accused of being an accessory after the fact to Chad’s murder, as an old friend.

She and Ganton would use crystal meth together and sold it together as well.

Under questioning by the Crown prosecutor, Lacey remembered a homeless man in the community who would build himself sheds or shacks in different places. Once word got out about where his latest shelter was, people would show up and socialize.

Lacey would show up with drugs to sell or use and often did so with Ganton.

She was arrested in Saskatoon in August 2022 as part of the investigation into Chad’s death and was then incarcerated at Pine Grove jail in Prince Albert.

Despite one or two slip-ups since, Lacey said she is no longer using drugs and does not drink.

Some testimony revolved around Ganton’s pickup truck at the time, an older burgundy-red model with broad white stripes running lengthwise and a single cab.

At one point, Lacey testified she had ridden in the box of the pickup but could not remember if she was in it that night. She also said Chad often wore a black COVID mask, but did not know if it was out of concern for the pandemic or for other reasons.

At the same time, she did not remember how accurate her testimony was a year later when she spoke to members of the Saskatoon RCMP Major Crimes Unit as part of the follow-up investigation into Chad’s death.

Ganton is scheduled to testify tomorrow morning.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com

by Susan McNeil

Memory gaps plague witness in Montreal Lake homicide trial

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