Category: Saint John

The RCMP trial on Labour Code charges resumed yesterday in Moncton with a criminologist on the stand.

Darryl Davies submitted a report to the RCMP in 2010 saying their current firearms were archaic and outdated. Davies said there was an immediate need for all officers to be armed with patrol carbines. He testified you can’t walways wait for the Emergency Response Team to show up with heavier weapons and recommended carbines for all uniformed officers.

However Davies says, after he submitted his report in 2010, he never heard back from the RCMP even after sending emails and phone calls which went unanswered. That astounded him.

The Moncton woman charged with killing Baylie Wylie and setting an apartment on fire on Sumac Street in 2015 has waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will go to trial. Marissa Shephard has been in custody since her arrest in March of last year.

Her co-accussed Tyler Noel is due in court today to enter a plea on first degree murder and arson charges.

Devin Morningstar was sentenced in January to life with no parole for 25 years after he was convicted of first degree murder and arson. He’s appealing that.