Terrence McEachern

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Advertisement 1  •  Article contentA P.E.I. man who lit a fire inside a car wash bay to stay warm and caused an estimated $2,500 in damage has been sentenced to just under seven months in jail for arson and several other offences. Grant Adam Cudmore, 47, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 9 for the arson as well as two counts of theft under $5,000 (both involving bicycles), two counts of using a stolen bank card, possession of stolen property, assault and four breaches of probation.

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Advertisement 1  •  Article contentA P.E.I. man who held a woman hostage at the Provincial Correctional Centre and threatened to slit her throat with a piece of broken glass in an attempt to escape custody has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. Johnathan Joseph Trainor, 29, appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown on April 11 for sentencing. On Jan.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA P.E.I. woman charged with murder in relation to her three-month-old daughter’s death has been released from custody on several conditions while her matter is before the courts. The accused – Cassie Acorn – appeared in P.E.I. Supreme Court before Justice Jonathan Coady on April 10 for a hearing. Acorn, 39, was brought into the courtroom in handcuffs and leg shackles. She was represented by legal-aid lawyer Thane MacEachern.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA P.E.I. woman charged with murder in relation to her three-month-old daughter’s death has been released from custody on several conditions while her matter is before the courts. The accused, Cassie Acorn, appeared in P.E.I. Supreme Court before Justice Jonathan Coady on April 10 for a hearing. Acorn, 39, was brought into the courtroom in handcuffs and leg shackles. She was represented by legal aid lawyer Thane MacEachern.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentAfter deliberating for nearly six hours, a jury at the Colton Wilfred Clarkin coroner’s inquest has made several recommendations on how to prevent similar future deaths, including updated measures for supervised passes from Hillsborough Hospital for psychiatric patients and establishing a forensic psychiatric hospital in P.E.I.Clarkin was 27 years old when he was an involuntary patient at Hillsborough Hospital in Charlottetown at the time of his death.