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Next hearing in Clapp murder set for March

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 2022 in the case of two men accused of second-degree murder in the death of Pelham resident Earl Clapp. Jason Lusted and Matthew MacInnes briefly appeared in a St.
Police on the scene near where the body of Earl Clapp was found along Highway 20 east of Balfour St. in Fenwick, on Friday morning, Oct. 2, 2020. DAVE BURKET

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 2022 in the case of two men accused of second-degree murder in the death of Pelham resident Earl Clapp.

Jason Lusted and Matthew MacInnes briefly appeared in a St. Catharines video court on Friday, July 9. Details of the court proceedings are subject to a publication ban.

The preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin March 21, with three subsequent weeks marked off afterward.

Clapp died Oct. 2 last year after being dragged by a vehicle nearly two kilometres from his Centre Street property to Hwy. 20, east of Balfour Street. Authorities allege Lusted and MacInnes had been attempting to steal a trailer from Clapp’s property.

Lusted is scheduled to be back in court on Aug. 18, however, on a matter regarding his legal representation.

 


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John Chick has worked in and out of media for some 20 years, including stints with The Score, CBC, and the Toronto Sun. He covers Pelham Town Council and occasional other items for PelhamToday, and splits his time between Fonthill and Toronto
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