Six months in jail on sex charge
David Hayden, 74, of Tracey Mills, was sentenced to six months in jail when he appeared in provincial court on Oct. 27 on a charge of soliciting sexual services from a minor.
Hayden pleaded guilty following an incident on June 12, 2023, at Florenceville-Bristol. The Crown withdrew another charge of sexual assault.
Judge Rose Campbell also placed him on 12 months of probation and ordered him to register with the federal DNA database and the national sex offender registry. The court ordered him not to contact the complainant. Hayden had no prior criminal record.
During a presentation of the facts, the court heard that the complainant and another female contacted Hayden through text messages, and both shared explicit photos with him during discussions about sex in exchange for cash. Hayden then picked up a 16-year-old girl in his truck and pulled over into a field beside the road. She consented to a sexual encounter, filmed it with her phone, and was paid $100. Hayden then drove her home and told her not to tell anyone. The incident was later reported to police.
Theft charges laid
Christian John Shannon, 26, of Williamstown, appeared in provincial court on Oct. 27 to answer several charges laid by Woodstock Police.
Shannon faces five counts of theft between Sept. 21, 2025, and June 12 from Walmart and Home Zone Electronics in Woodstock, and two counts of possession of stolen property (a bank card and e-scooter) on May 23 and July 29 in Woodstock. He returns to court for plea on Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
At an earlier court appearance, Shannon pleaded guilty of breaching his probation between Jan. 30 and Aug. 16, 2024, in Woodstock, and theft from Don’s Pawn Shop in Woodstock on April 30, 2024. The court adjourned his sentencing until Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Agreed to peace bond
Ringo Sacobie, 58, of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation), appeared for trial in provincial court on Oct. 26 on four charges laid by RCMP. He agreed to sign a 12-month peace bond, and the trial did not proceed. The peace bond will result in the withdrawal of the charges.
The RCMP arrested Sacobie on a charge of breaching his release order on Dec. 6, 2025, at Neqotkuk. He was also charged with uttering threats, assault and unlawful confinement concerning an incident between Sept. 14 and Sept. 30, 2025, at Perth-Andover. Police arrested him, held him for a bail hearing, and then released him on conditions.
Sentencing adjourned
Georgia Wilson, 21, of Woodstock, appeared for sentencing in provincial court on Oct. 27 after changing her plea to guilty on two charges laid by the RCMP. The court adjourned her sentencing date to Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m.
Wilson pleaded guilty to resisting arrest on July 22, 2025, in Wilmot, and breaching an undertaking (no contact) on July 26, 2025, in Summerfield. The Crown withdrew one other charge.
Sentencing on two charges
Benjamin Ian Watson, 40, of Jackson Falls, appeared in provincial court for sentencing on Oct. 27 after changing his plea to guilty on two charges laid by Woodstock Police. The court adjourned his sentencing to Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m.
Watson was charged with assault involving a female victim and breach of a peace bond in connection with an incident on March 17 in Woodstock. He was arrested and released with conditions.
Released until sentencing
Takoda Louis Lee Christian, 20, of Wotstak (Woodstock First Nation), appeared in provincial court in custody via video on Oct. 27 and changed his plea to guilty on charges laid by the RCMP. The court released him on conditions until his sentencing on Feb. 2, 2027, at 1:30 p.m.
Christian pleaded guilty to assaulting another man with a weapon (a pipe) and mischief causing damage to a windshield on June 28 at Wotstak. He also pleaded guilty to criminal harassment involving a female victim between Jan. 3 and 5 in Woodstock. The Crown withdrew several other charges.
Christian was charged with assaulting another man with a weapon (a knife), uttering threats, and mischief causing property damage to a window in connection with another incident on April 8, 2025, in Lansdowne. He pleaded guilty to the threat charge, and the Crown withdrew the remaining two charges.
He also pleaded guilty to breaching a release order (no contact) for another incident on May 9-10, 2025, at Wotstak, and to breaching a no-contact order on April 14, 2025, in Wotstak.
Multiple gun charges
A Clearview man appeared in provincial court on Oct. 27 for plea on a string of charges related to the alleged smuggling of guns and ammunition at River de Chute.
Gaylon Ross Smith, 57, was charged under the Customs Act by the Canada Border Services Agency with four counts of smuggling semi-automatic handguns and 12 overcapacity magazines, and one count of making false statements to border officials concerning a search and seizure on July 17.
He also faced 11 more charges stemming from the same incident. The court adjourned all matters for plea until Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Smith was charged with two counts of possession of restricted firearms (handguns), importing restricted firearms, importing overcapacity magazines, possession of prohibited firearms, possession of prohibited overcapacity magazines, being an occupant of a vehicle knowing it carried firearms, two counts of possessing restricted firearms for the purpose of transferring them, and two counts of possession of prohibited firearms for the purpose of transferring them.
Returning for plea
Gabriel Perley, 45, of Kingsclear First Nation, appeared in provincial court on Oct. 27 to answer an assault charge.
Perley was charged with assault causing bodily harm to a female victim stemming from an incident on May 31, 2025, in Woodstock. He returns to court for plea on Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Not-guilty plea
Catherine Cogswell, 27, of Gordonsville, will appear in provincial court on Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m. to set a date for her trial on an assault charge.
Cogswell appeared in court on Oct. 20 and pleaded not guilty. RCMP charged her with assaulting a male victim on July 24 in Gordonsville.
Failed to appear
Larissa Marie Scott, 38, of Woodstock, was scheduled to appear in provincial court on Oct. 20 to answer theft and fraud charges laid by Woodstock Police. She failed to appear, and a warrant was issued. Scott was charged with fraudulent impersonation and theft from Sobeys, the Superstore and Canadian Tire.
Charged with impaired
Aubrey Corey, 65, of Woodstock, will appear in provincial court on Nov. 17 at 9:30 a.m. to enter a plea to an impaired-driving charge laid by Woodstock Police. He was scheduled to enter a plea on Oct. 27, but his defence counsel requested an adjournment to the new date.
Corey also appeared in provincial court on April 7 and pleaded not guilty to another impaired driving charge. His trial was scheduled for June 16, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. Woodstock Police charged him in connection with an incident in Woodstock on Aug. 17, 2025.
Warrant on file
Kayla Dawn Tibbits, 33, of Woodstock, was scheduled to appear in provincial court on Oct. 27 to enter a plea to charges laid by Woodstock Police. She failed to appear,, and a warrant was issued.
Tibbits appeared in provincial court in custody on Sept. 22 after being arrested for failing to attend court that morning. She was released on conditions and returned to court on Oct. 6 to enter a plea, but the matter was adjourned.
Woodstock Police recently arrested Tibbits on three warrants for failing to appear in court. She was charged with failing to appear for her Aug. 14 trial and released.
Tibbits pleaded not guilty to breach of probation, theft, debit card fraud, and possession of stolen property in connection with three incidents in Woodstock between Nov. 20, 2024, and Dec. 6, 2024. Her new trial date was set for Feb. 19, 2027, at 9:30 a.m.
Incident in Maxwell
Pipo Michaud, 52, of Maxwell, will appear in provincial court on Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m. to enter a plea to two charges laid by the RCMP.
Michaud was charged with uttering threats against a female victim on May 20 in Maxwell, and possession of a firearm without a licence on May 26 in Maxwell. He was scheduled for plea on Oct. 27, but the matter was adjourned. The court heard that a resolution may be sought with the Crown.
Plea next week
Adam Grant Saunders, 29, of Woodstock, appeared in provincial court on Oct. 27 to answer a breach charge laid by Woodstock Police. The matter was adjourned for plea until Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m.
Saunders was charged with breaching a no-contact order in Woodstock on Aug. 9. Police arrested him, held him for a bail hearing, and then released him on conditions.
He also appeared in provincial court on June 9 and elected to be tried by a judge alone at the Court of King’s Bench on other charges.
Saunders pleaded not guilty to break and enter and unlawful confinement, and a preliminary hearing was set for Dec. 4 at 9:30 a.m.
He will also appear for trial in provincial court on Jan. 7, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. after pleading not guilty to assault. Police charged Saunders in connection with an incident in Woodstock on June 6, 2025.
Rosedale man in custody
Jerod Nowlan, 43, of Rosedale, will appear in provincial court in Miramichi in custody on Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m. to answer multiple charges related to guns and drugs. He was scheduled to enter a plea on Oct. 13 when the matter was adjourned to the new date.
Police arrested Nowlan on July 28 as part of an investigation. He was charged with five counts of drug trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and hydromorphone; possession of a loaded handgun, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, and dangerously carrying a firearm. The judge remanded him to jail after a bail hearing.
In Woodstock, Nowlan faces a charge of driving while suspended on May 15. He will return to court in custody via video for a plea on Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m.
Ontario man facing sex charge
David Vermont, 36, of Owen Sound, Ontario, will appear in provincial court on Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m. to enter a plea to three charges laid by the RCMP.
Vermont was charged with sexual assault, assault and uttering threats stemming from an incident between Aug. 1, 2013, and July 31, 2019, in Fielding. He was scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 27, but the matter was adjourned to give his lawyer more time to review disclosure. Vermont did not appear, and the court held a warrant on file.
Files transferred
Dawson William Boyle, 25, of Taymouth, appeared in provincial court in custody via teleconference on Oct. 27 for a monitoring hearing after pleading not guilty to 10 charges laid by Woodstock Police. He asked to transfer the charges to Fredericton for a guilty plea, and the court set a sentencing date for Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m.
Boyle was charged with multiple counts of possession of stolen property following an incident in Woodstock on Aug. 24, 2025. He also appeared in court in Saint John on Feb. 2 while in custody on separate charges in Fredericton and Moncton. Another monitoring hearing will be held in Woodstock court on Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m.
New trial dates pending
Chad Clark, 47, of Mount Pleasant, will appear in provincial court on Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. to set new trial dates for a robbery charge.
Clark pleaded not guilty to robbery with violence in connection with the theft of a vehicle on Feb. 5 at Wotstak (Woodstock First Nation).
He will also appear for trial on Nov. 30 at 9:30 a.m. on several other charges laid by RCMP. He pleaded not guilty to unlawful confinement, assault involving a female victim, uttering threats and mischief causing property damage to a phone for an incident on Oct. 17 at Moose Mountain. He was ordered to have no firearms and cannot have contact with the complainant.
Clark appeared in provincial court by video on Oct. 20 for a bail hearing while in custody. He posted a $2,000 bail bond and was released with conditions, including wearing an electronic monitoring device attached to his ankle.
