3D-printed firearms seized, Aroostook man appears in custody
Kevin Manuel Cedros, 42, of Aroostook Junction, appeared in provincial court in custody by video on Sept. 5 for a bail hearing on nine charges related to the manufacture of firearms using a 3D printer.
Cedros was released with conditions, including wearing an electronic monitoring device on his ankle. He returns to court for a plea on Sept. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Judge Henrik Tonning also placed Cedros under house arrest. He will live at a residence in Aroostook Junction and follow a curfew. The judge said police would check on him regularly, and all 3D printer software and supplies must be surrendered to the authorities immediately.
RCMP arrested Cedros after receiving a report on Aug. 15 about a person manufacturing and selling 3D-printed firearms at a residence on Route 130 in Aroostook. Search warrants were executed, and police uncovered 3D-printed firearms, ammunition, numerous firearm parts, a 3D printer, prohibited magazines, and electronic devices.
Arrested in Fredericton and remanded
Felicia J. Fulton, 29, of Woodstock, appeared in provincial court in custody by video on Sept. 5 and was remanded to jail. She returns to court in custody for plea on Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. She waived her bail until later.
Fulton was charged by Woodstock Police with two counts of breach of probation, theft from Canadian Tire, and two violations of the Trespass Act following incidents at the Canadian Tire store in Woodstock between May 22 and May 31. RCMP also charged her with theft of groceries from a store in Perth-Andover on June 30. Fulton was arrested on a warrant related to charges in Fredericton.
Sentencing set for Armour
Brandon Cecil Armour, 34, of no fixed address, appeared in provincial court in custody on Sept. 5 and changed his plea to guilty on several charges. He returns to court in custody by video for sentencing on Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m.
Woodstock Police charged Armour with prowling at night and resisting arrest concerning an incident on March 24, 2023, in Woodstock. He pleaded guilty on May 1.
On Sept. 5, he also pleaded guilty to breach of an undertaking and failing to attend court on July 11, 2023, theft of a vehicle and resisting arrest on Aug. 14, 2023, in Woodstock, and two counts of breaching a release order by violating electronic monitoring on Jan. 2 in Summerfield and on Feb. 6 in Johnville.
Armour appeared in provincial court in custody by video April 11 and was sentenced to one year in jail, minus time served, after pleading guilty to another charge. He was also placed on probation for 12 months.
Armour was charged by RCMP with breaking into a dwelling house, committing mischief causing property damage to a door, and assault on a female victim, stemming from an incident on June 8, 2022, in Beechwood. He pleaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling and the two remaining charges were withdrawn by the crown.
Plea delayed, accused in rehab
Douglas Thomas Defazio, 36, of Woodstock, appeared in provincial court in custody via teleconference on Sept. 5 from a rehab facility in Moncton. He was scheduled to enter a plea on several charges, but at the request of his defence counsel, the matter was adjourned until Sept. 26 at 11 a.m.
Defazio was released with conditions following a bail hearing on Aug. 22 and was ordered to enter rehab. He was arrested by Woodstock Police shortly after a stolen boat crashed on the rocks of the Meduxnekeag River on July 10, where the vessel was abandoned and the suspect swam to shore.
Defazio faces two counts of breaking and entering a dwelling house, mischief causing property damage, and breach of probation in connection with break-ins at two different residences on Grant Street and Houlton Street on July 10. More charges are pending, including possession of stolen property, theft, and breaching a recognizance.
Released with conditions
Brandon Levesque, 26, of Gordonsville, appeared in provincial court in custody by video on Sept. 5 for a bail hearing. He was released with conditions and returns to court for plea on Sept. 24 at 1:30 p.m.
Levesque must reside at a residence in Gordonsville and follow a curfew. RCMP charged him with breaking into a dwelling house and mischief causing property damage to a door on July 30 in Plaster Rock and assault with a weapon (a rock) involving a female victim on July 28 in Plaster Rock.
As part of his release, he was ordered to have no contact with the complainants and cannot have any firearms in his possession.
Trial adjourned to new date
Beverley Dawn Kenneson, 53, of Greenfield, appeared for trial in provincial court on Sept. 6 after pleading not guilty to two charges laid by RCMP. The trial was adjourned until March 31, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the request of her defence counsel.
Kenneson was charged with shoplifting and defrauding Smith Drugs Ltd., stemming from an incident between July 11 and July 23, 2022, in Florenceville-Bristol. She pleaded not guilty at a court appearance on May 16, 2023.
