With the
revelation in court that complaints had been filed by minors against
Donnie Snook as far back as 2007---but no charges were ever laid--many
in the community have been asking "what happened"?
Police
Chief Bill Reid tells TideJ News the force did complete the investigation
but the Crown determined there wasn't enough evidence to lay charges.
Reid
says it's very easy to when one doesn't have all the facts to assume
investigators were somehow neglecting their responsibilities--but at the
end of the day Saint John Police did their diligence looking into the
matter.
Throwing money at a clerk could result in jail time for a 48 year old man.
This
happened at the Tim Horton's on Millennium Drive in Quispamsis when 48 year old Roy Edward Gilmore
from Pennfield got angry because he didn't have enough change on him for a medium
double-double.
The 22 year old clerk was struck in the face and shoulder with the coins.
Gilmore
has been found guilty of assault and the prosecution is calling for jail
time because he was on probation at the time. Gilmore is back in court
on October 15th for sentencing.
Rothesay Regional Police were able to make the I-D after posting video of the incident on their Facebook page.
The President of the Saint John chapter of the Bacchus Motorcycle Club making a brief court appearance.
Sentencing
for 44 year old Brian Schofield of Public Landing on charges of
possession of meth and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking has been
adjourned to November 5th.
Two
former Bacchus members were also in court. 39 year old Ryan Wallace will
also be sentenced on November 5th. 39 year old Blaine Beddow will
reappear September 26th after he gets himself a lawyer.
The three were among six people arrested last month after a 6 month police investigation.
Simultaneous
raids were carried out at Nature's Way in Saint John, Shamper's Bluff
Road in Kingston and Route 102 Public Landing where meth, pot,
prescription pills, guns, bullets, brass knuckles and 4 thousand dollars
cash were seized.
The Liberal MLA for Charlotte-The Isles calls it another broken promise by the Alward government.
Rick
Doucet tells Tide News the people of Deer Island were promised a 24-car
ferry and he has heard many rumours they will continue with an 18-car vessel.
He
says the intent was to provide a 24-car ferry like the Deer Island
Princess so they would have two new ferries which he says would make a
big difference for the Islanders.
Doucet maintains the people
and the ferry were consulted and they wanted a 24-car ferry, adding there
isn't a lot of difference in price going from the 24 to 18 car ferry.
Doucet is calling on the Minister of Transportation to lay everything on the table for the public and be clear with the government's plans for Deer Island.
This
morning, another hearing took place in Saint John provincial court on whether to
make public more information in the Richard Oland search warrants.
Media
Lawyer David Coles tells Tide News it seems to him that the blacked-out
portions of the search warrants are somewhat arbitrary. Further, he
says, considering that police suspect only Denis Oland in the case, the
nature of their investigation in relatively self-evident.
Various media outlets have continued to petition for the release of more information.
Further arguments will be made tomorrow, and a decision from Judge R. Leslie Jackson is expected in the first week of October.
