What we know about the man charged with murder on an Orillia walking path

Ont. man accused of murder along Orillia trail previously convicted of assault with a weapon

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A Brampton, Ont. man accused of second-degree murder along a popular walking trail near Old Barrie Rd. in Orillia appeared in a virtual courtroom days after being arrested.

Devon Alamina, 33, CTV News has learned, was convicted and sentenced to 60 days in custody for assault with a weapon in February and failing to comply with a probation order for similar charges in Caledon in June 2025.

Alamina is now accused of killing 47-year-old Justin Van Allen along the Scout Valley Trail June 2 at about 7 p.m. when police confirmed Alamina was arrested following the discovery of a man in distress with serious injuries.

Van Allen, who lived in Orillia, was a devoted husband and father to five children. CTV News has learned Van Allen, as he had often done, was walking his dogs along the trail when he was inexplicably stabbed. Police initially described the investigation as a suspicious death.

Alamina is next scheduled to appear in a virtual courtroom from jail on Wednesday. The allegations against him have not been tested in court.

A link to a fundraiser to support the family of Van Allen is available here.