Don Macpherson

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A Welamukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation woman, through counsel, has denied two allegations of possessing narcotics for trafficking purposes, just three days apart earlier this year. Tammy Lynn Paul, 48, of Waasis Road, wasn’t present in Fredericton provincial court when her case was called Friday, but Fredericton lawyer Emily Cochrane appeared on her behalf as an agent for defence counsel T.J. Burke.

1 week ago | ftonindependent.substack.com | Don MacPherson |Don Macpherson

Police have deemed the death of a Woodstock woman whose body was found last weekend to be suspicious, and they’re hoping members of the public can shed some light on the case. The RCMP’s major crime unit issued a news release Friday evening about Rachelle Paget, 34, of Woodstock, whose body was discovered the evening of June 15 in the Saint John River in Medford, about 90 kilometres north of Woodstock.

1 week ago | ftonindependent.substack.com | Don MacPherson |Don Macpherson

Noah Polchies is scared for her family’s safety and feels let down by the justice system after her brother’s killer was permitted to plead guilty to manslaughter in his March 2023 shooting death Friday. After re-electing to be tried in provincial court Friday, Joshua Kristopher Raines, 49, of Route 565 in Holmesville, was brought to Fredericton provincial court in the afternoon to resolve a serious criminal charge.

1 week ago | ftonindependent.substack.com | Don MacPherson |Don Macpherson

A man from the Upper River Valley area who was supposed to stand trial on a murder charge arising out of a Lincoln shooting incident in 2023 admitted to manslaughter Friday. Furthermore, he was released from custody for a second time. Joshua Kristopher Raines, 49, of Route 565 in Holmesville, appeared in the Court of King’s Bench at the Burton Courthouse on Friday morning for a pre-trial proceeding in a homicide prosecution.

1 week ago | ftonindependent.substack.com | Don MacPherson |Don Macpherson

A Minto man accused of killing two people whose bodies were found in a burning vehicle last fall has new defence counsel in the case, a judge approved his previous lawyer’s request to withdraw. Corey Agnew, 35, of Willow Drive in Minto, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by video from the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac on Friday for a monitoring proceeding in his case.