Manslaughter case against Rylan James Twigg dismissed
LETHBRIDGE, AB – A 25-year-old Lethbridge man, on trial for his role in the death of a 45-year-old man, grinned and hugged his mother, as he was let out of a prisoner box in a courtroom Tuesday afternoon (Oct.8).
Rylan James Twigg was facing a charge of manslaughter, after Kenrick First Rider was found dead in the basement of a home in north Lethbridge Nov. 27, 2017. According to a Lethbridge Police Statement, they believe the 45-year-old had been involved in a verbal dispute with two other men, which escalated to a physical altercation that resulted in First Rider suffering fatal injuries. Twigg’s mother had been involved in a relationship with the 45-year-old.
Twigg turned himself in to Lethbridge Police the evening after First Rider died. He was arrested, and later gave a statement and taped confession. Both were both deemed inadmissible by Justice Johnna Kubik.
In her reasons, Kubik outlined the circumstances under which Twigg gave his confession, noting that not only was it reasonable to find that the 25-year-old suffered from the effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and other cognitive deficits, he had also consumed a 40 ounce bottle of vodka and snorted two fentanyl tabs in the few hours prior to his arrest.