By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A 21-year-old from Grand Manan is facing a trial in November on charges of sexual assault and sexual interference against a minor. Drake Alex Daggett, of Hill Road, appeared Tuesday last week in Saint John provincial court and entered not guilty pleas on each of the charges. He […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused in the 2025 death of a Rothesay woman is heading to a jury trial after being indicted on charges including second-degree murder. Calvin Burns-Smith, 32, appeared by phone Feb. 2 in Saint John Court of King’s Bench to discuss trial dates. He is charged with second-degree […]
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RCMP in St. Stephen say a 43-year-old man has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. Police said on Feb. 14, members conducted a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on Route 3 north of St. Stephen. “Subsequently, police searched the vehicle and found what is believed to be fentanyl […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused of second-degree murder in the death of a Rothesay woman this past spring will face a preliminary inquiry starting in July. Calvin Burns-Smith, 31, has changed lawyers and needed a new preliminary inquiry date, court heard Monday. Burns-Smith, of no fixed address, was set to face […]
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By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A Maine lobster fisher claiming Indigenous fishing rights after his 2022 arrest off the coast of Deer Island will face a two-week trial next year. Erik D. Francis, 55, of Perry, Maine, appeared by phone Thursday and confirmed court dates in April and May 2026. He faces Coastal […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative, Telegraph-Journal A 27-year-old St. Stephen man arrested in December after police say he led police on a low-speed chase against traffic on Route 1 has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Kody John Hiltz was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to 16 charges including dangerous […]
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