Prince Albert Police Service says a death investigation, in the wake of an autopsy on Tuesday, has become a homicide investigation.

On Monday, an unconscious man was found in the 500 block of 18th Street East. The call came in at 2:50 p.m. and EMS pronounced the 52-year-old man deceased at the scene.

Police arrested a 33-year-old man Wednesday in connection to the death of the victim identified as Trevor La Plante.

The accused will make his first court appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court this morning charged with Second Degree Murder and Indignity to a Body.

Police do not anticipate further arrests.