Marissa Shephard pleads guilty to assault

A young Moncton woman, facing a murder charge here, has pleaded guilty to assault at the women’s jail in Miramichi.

Marissa Shephard will be back in court March 9th for sentencing after assaulting a guard at the jail.  She’s on remand there pending her preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge in Baylie Wylie’s death.