Kevin Camilleri's body found by police

Update - OPP reported on Tuesday evening that the body of Kevin Camilleri has been found.

On Friday December, OPP officers cordoned off the home of Kevin Camilleri, off Tryon near Sharbot Lake, and conducted investigations late into the night that evening.

The following was released on the morning of December 2

“Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment members arrested and charged an individual in connection with the disappearance of Kevin Camilleri. 

“An investigation began on November 16, 2023, after Kevin Camilleri was reported missing. He was last seen November 9, 2023, in the Sharbot Lake area. 

“As a result of the investigation, Sebastian Johnston, age 29 from Central Frontenac Township, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder. 

“The accused remains in custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on December 7,"

An extensive search took place over the weekend at the property culminating with the arrival of two large equipment trucks and dozens of officers on Monday morning, December 4.

On the evening of December 5, the OPP put out a media release.

"Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Frontenac Detachment Crime Unit, with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), has located Kevin Camilleri's body."

The Frontenac News has received several reports that Sebastian Johnston had been living in the same house as Kevin Camilleri with another one of his family members.

There has also been police activity in the vicinity of the Camilleri property, periodically, in recent months.

Sebastian Johnston was previously arrested and charged with mischief in an incident in Perth in 2020. He was listed as a resident of Perth at that time.