Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Two Men Knabbed For Fires At Port City House


Two men in their twenties will appear in court in connection with a number of fires at the same unoccupied home in Saint John earlier this year.

22 year old Jacob Jacquard was arrested in Yarmouth County in connection with the case.


 Another 29 year old man was arrested in Saint John in late April. 
Fire crews and police were called to a series of fires at 168 Main Street North this winter.

Some NB Roads Make The Worst List

If you're tired of bouncing over the potholes on Rothesay Avenue in Saint John and Hanwell Road in Fredericton, you're not alone.....CAA's Worst Roads poll has now closed with 4 New Brunswick roadways making the top 10 in the region. Gary Howard of CAA tells CHSJ News the poll aims to raise awareness of the problem spots.

He says its tough for government these days to have enough resources to allow to keep the roads in good shape adding their helps drivers be aware of the bad roads out there.

Fredericton's Hanwell Road is number 2 on the list.....New Brunswick 630 in Andersonville tied for third, and Rothesay Avenue ranked 7th.


Fredericton Road in Salisbury rounded off the list at number 10.

Over 4,000 votes were cast.

MacKenzie Trial In Saint John Goes To Jury

Jury deliberations are underway on the fate of 29 year old Crystal Dawn MacKenzie, who's being tried a second time for second degree murder in the death of her common law partner, 29 year old Patrick Thomas. 

He was stabbed to death outside their apartment building on Alma Street, off Waterloo in March of 2010.
 

Mr. Justice William Grant says the jury will have to decide if MacKenzie was acting in self defense or trying to settle a score out of anger. The jurors will have to determine her state of mind after a night of heavy drinking and history of violence in their relationship. 

The judge has told the jury there was evidence  Thomas assaulted her five different times on the night of the stabbing but did she have a safe means of escape which would include calling police.

The jury has also been told it can find her guilty of manslaughter if it believes she was provoked and lost control.