Don MacPherson

The @CityFredPolice says it seized a greenish, rock-like drug last month that it warns is quite potent, poses a higher risk of fatal overdose and is resistant to the usual overdose treatment method. Drug users are advised to be cautious. https://t.co/boVHAnO001 https://t.co/pkEXoul37u

Due to last-minute and voluminous disclosure from the federal Crown, a judge granted a request Wednesday to postpone the jury trial of Joshua John McIsaac, 35, and Erica Lea Ann Blyth, 42, for murder in the January 2022 death of Brandon Patrick Donelan. https://t.co/8R729GChtI https://t.co/TwjOpWMjDW

The Patrick Owens Covered Bridge in Rusagonis was damaged in a car accident Monday, prompting its closure to through traffic. @Gov_NB says Transportation Dept. staff are assessing it, but the closure continues throughout this week. https://t.co/wJUX1YeiXn https://t.co/2uZiErBofx

When @RCMPNB responded to a report of a break-in September 2023, they didn’t expect to find the culprit - Ryan Patrick Caissie, 40, of Springfield - conveniently passed out at the wheel of his car, in which they found a stash of fentanyl and stolen loot. https://t.co/1amMceC4DA https://t.co/uJRmqclhxf

A judge acquitted Aaron Wilson. 41, of Halifax, of sexual-assault, touching charges Monday, ruling his testimony denying the N.B. crimes was believable, while the teenage complainant's evidence wasn't reliable, given key inconsistencies and memory gaps. https://t.co/Q0VNEU2PbV https://t.co/jic3h5oWuN

When @RCMPNB officers found Nicholas MacDonald, 30, passed out behind the wheel of an SUV in French Village in 2023, they arrested him for impaired driving. And then they found a bag of crack cocaine, he was charged for possession for trafficking purposes. https://t.co/W6ZWO6RVwP https://t.co/oXlgYSlWhm

Today's Homes Ltd, doing business as Northrup Homes in Fredericton, is facing @WorkSafeNB charges alleging safety infractions that led to a worker falling from a ladder and sustaining multiple fractures Nov. 14 at a Grand Lake construction site. #nbcourts https://t.co/rLpVxGtiVM https://t.co/4yZ68Vzc4r

Mark Richard Foster Elley, 42, of Red Bank near Chipman, waived his right to a preliminary inquiry on two counts of 1st-degree murder in the Nov. 25 deaths Robbie Waugh & Victoria King. Court of King's Bench is slated to schedule his jury trial next month. https://t.co/JwWO8Uf95V https://t.co/U2UnqYHUc2

Mitchell Charlie Schriver, 27, of Hartfield, appeared in Fredericton court last week to face NB SPCA charges alleging he failed to provide adequate food and care for a number of cats and dogs. He'll return to court later this month to enter pleas. https://t.co/pOWEF72iO2 https://t.co/TwLCEI6zJY

John Paul Albert, 49, of Fredericton, won't have a criminal conviction for summary sexual assault, provided he completes an alternate-measures program. The Crown OK'd his participation in diversion Monday. He'll return to court this summer for an update. https://t.co/CC9naqmqGp https://t.co/kPHcsSbMTX

Jared Josiah Smith, 39, of Burton, will stand trial in the fall 2026 on a charge of second-degree murder in the April 27, 2024, death of Sheri Lynn Sabattis. Her death sparked outrage in the Welamukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation over drugs in the community. https://t.co/9kh9ds6NNA https://t.co/mAqH5USicT

Jaden Joseph Stanley Dickison, 20, of Central Waterville, twice drove drunk on rural roads & city streets last year, reaching speeds of up to 160 km/hour, running red lights and stop signs, driving on walking paths and generally placing the public at risk. https://t.co/QkqUO5fXMi https://t.co/PItZRlmvVz

Scott Alexander Morrison, 43, who'd been wanted for a month on a Canada-wide warrant for an alleged parole violation, was located and arrested Saturday night on Fredericton's north side, the @CityFredPolice reports. https://t.co/YoZODm5tLu https://t.co/CRrWD8U1r5

Andrew Derek Washburn, 32, was sentenced to time served just a few weeks ago for an indecent act and obstruction of police, but the mentally ill homeless man found himself in custody again on similar charges. A judge ordered a psychiatric assessment. https://t.co/5dmewKHMeb https://t.co/s1VKRpKYFG

Convicted killer Zachery David Muprhy, 24, on why he lied at his estranged spouse's murder trial in 2023: "When you’re an inmate of any sort, there’s a code that you have to do ... I did the only thing I thought... would still keep me safe [in prison].” https://t.co/B6bdjjUFmD https://t.co/Nbvd7zw0fF

Convicted sex offender Brandon Lee Cote, 30, of Oromocto, who's accused of violating a court order to stay away from kids, has been remanded to a psychiatric facility for an assessment to determine if he might be exempt from criminal responsibility. https://t.co/gCHTpNBuD0 https://t.co/Yc7wUQtOsA