Windsor police have arrested a fifth suspect in the murder investigation of 37-year-old David Pavao. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, Jason Vincent Smith was arrested at a home in the 1600-block of Drouillard Road, near Seminole Street. The arrest was done by members of the Windsor Police Emergency Services Unit, in collaboration with the OPP-led Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad. Smith, 40, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, indecent interference with a deceased body, mischief under $5,000, and failure to comply with a release order. Police say the investigation remains ongoing. Pavao was reported missing in the early hours of Aug. 14, 2025 and investigators later determined he had been killed around that date. On Oct. 17, human remains were discovered near Bourkes Road, about an hour east of Timmins, Ont. Police believe those remains are linked to the case, though confirmation from the coroner’s office is still pending. Shane Ladouceur, 54, was arrested on Oct. 15 at a residence in the 400-block of McDougall Street, near University Avenue East, and charged with first-degree murder and indecent interference with a deceased body. Marie Christine Hannah, 49, was arrested that same day at the same residence and charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with a deceased body. Ronald Holman, 61, was arrested on Oct. 20 in the 700 block of Pierre Avenue, near Wyandotte Street East, and charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with a deceased body. Colin Lusk, 27, was arrested on Oct. 23 in the 3300-block of Sandwich Street in Windsor’s west end and charged with first-degree murder and indecent interference with a deceased body. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 or the Catch Crooks website.
