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Stephen Dexter MacFarlane, 36, of no fixed address, denied allegations Wednesday that he trafficked in meth, fentanyl and other drugs in Fredericton last summer, but he's yet to connect with his assigned defence counsel, court heard. #nbcourts ftonindependent.substack.com/p/city-man-ple…

Dominic Demerchant, 23, freaked out in RCMP New Brunswick custody Wednesday when he heard he'd been charged with threatening to harm his mother and to burn down her Douglas home this week. A judge remanded him pending a bail hearing. #nbcourts ftonindependent.substack.com/p/man-accused-…

Joshua Daniel Grant Burden, 50, who's awaiting trial this fall on arson and other charges, told a court this week he has new counsel but couldn't remember her name. When the court checked into it, it turned out he hadn't reapplied for legal aid at all. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/suspect-says…

Jeremy Shawn Graves, 35, of Fredericton, admitted Thursday that he exposed his genitals to a woman in the capital late last year with intent to insult or offend. He'll be sentenced in late August for the summary offence. #nbcourts Fredericton Police ftonindependent.substack.com/p/fredericton-…

Robin Lynn-Ann Seeley, 40, of Fredericton, is headed to trial more than a year from now after denying allegations Thursday that she failed to provide adequate food and/or care for a dog in her possession late last year. #nbcourts ftonindependent.substack.com/p/city-woman-d…

The New Brunswick review board has denied a request from N.B. prison psychiatrists to transfer Gregory Allan Despres, 42 - who killed his elderly next-door neighbours in Minto in April 2005 - to an out-of-province facility, noting progress is unlikely. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/review-board…

The Crown told a judge Thursday it has new evidence against Isaiah Joseph Ernest Bonnar, 23, of Burton, who's set to stand trial later this month on allegations he assaulted & sexually assaulted a woman. The evidence: the accused's jailhouse phone calls. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/detainee-acc…

UNB student Ahsanujjaman Tanvir, 19, is facing charge of break and enter & assault with a weapon, after an alleged home invasion late last year in the College Hill area of Fredericton. He'll return to court next month to elect mode of trial, enter pleas. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/unb-student-…

A judge sentenced Darrell Richard Barnes, 52, of no fixed address, to prison time Thursday for his reckless discharge of a rifle in Geary in Oct. 2023 and possession of the rifle without a licence, noting his mental illness reduced his moral culpability. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/prison-time-…

Dominic Demerchant, 23, who's accused of threatening to harm his mother and to burn down her Douglas home has been ordered to undergo a five-day psychiatric assessment in jail to determine his fitness to stand trial. RCMP New Brunswick #nbcourts ftonindependent.substack.com/p/mom-threat-s…

Winton Labelle Walter Saulis, 36, of Bilijk First Nation, who tried to bribe a woman to keep her from testifying about how he brutalized her and slashed her face in 2021, saw an extra year tacked onto his seven-year prison term for the crime Friday. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/abuser-gets-…

Nzabonimana Bosco, 36, of Fredericton, denied indictable counts of sex assault causing bodily harm, choking and confinement involving a woman last fall, and his provincial-court trial has been scheduled for August 2026. #nbcourts Fredericton Police ftonindependent.substack.com/p/city-man-den…

Suzanne Ross, 33, of Rusagonis - a teacher with francophonesud - is accused of a criminal assault on an elementary student in Fredericton, and the child's father says the district refused to remove her from the school in the wake of the incident. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/teacher-accu…

Colin Jaffar Rogers, 28 - accused of slashing another man at Canadian Tire in uptown F'ton in March - isn't exempt from criminal responsibility due to mental disorder for his alleged crimes. He's insisting once again on representing himself in the case. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/slashing-sus…

The Crown is seeking a nine-year prison term for a 43-year-old Fredericton man for beating, raping and essentially torturing a woman while holding her captive in his apartment for weeks last year, while the defence is recommending a five-year sentence. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/the-victim-w…

Charges against Samuel Havugimana, 41, of F'ton, alleging impaired driving causing bodily harm in a collision last summer has dragged on for months without pleas, and it was delayed again Tuesday because he was assigned a new legal-aid lawyer, court heard. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/injurious-im…

The Government of NB issued a reminder this week about the risks associated with blue-green algae or cyanobacteria, which can collect in lakes and rivers, or along shorelines. It can produce toxins harmful to people and pets, the provincial government warned. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/watch-out-fo…

The road across the Mactaquac Dam will be closed to traffic in both directions during daytime hours beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, through to Tuesday, so Transportation and Infrastructure crews can effect bridge repairs, NB Power announced this week. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/mactaquac-da…

Sex offender Brandon Lee Cote, 30, formerly of Oromocto, was set to stand trial this week on allegations of violating a court order barring him from contact with kids, but he instead pleaded guilty to two counts. Sentencing set for October. #nbcourts ftonindependent.substack.com/p/sex-offender…

The RCMP New Brunswick has arrested a 37-year-old suspect from Sussex, who was released on a promise to appear in Woodstock court in August to face a charge stemming from a single-vehicle crash near Woodstock on Sept. 26 that claimed the lives of two Sussex men. ftonindependent.substack.com/p/charge-pendi…