Two charged in Charles Street assault awaiting plea
Two local men, charged in connection with a serious assault near the Knights of Columbus Hall on Charles Street, will soon be returning to court for plea.
Colton Kyle Weeks, 29, of Rosedale, appeared in provincial court in custody via video on Dec. 15 for his bail hearing. He was released on $2,500 bail and returns to court for a plea on Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m.
Woodstock Police charged Weeks with pointing a firearm at another person, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, and careless use of a firearm on Dec. 7 in Woodstock. He has no prior criminal record.
Jacob David Murray Munn, 31, of Woodstock, appeared in provincial court in custody on Dec. 18 for a bail hearing. He was released from custody with conditions, including a curfew, and is residing in Fredericton.
Judge Leslie Jackson ordered Munn to abstain from alcohol and drugs during his release. He returns to court for plea on Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m.
Woodstock Police charged Munn with aggravated assault on another man by wounding him. The charge was laid after the victim was transported to Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton for treatment of serious injuries. Munn has no prior criminal record.
Sentence pending for domestic violence
Brady Glen Crawford, 32, of Woodstock, appeared for sentencing in provincial court on Jan. 2. He was found guilty after trial on several charges related to domestic violence.
After hearing submissions from both the Crown and defence counsel, Judge Nicole Angers reserved her decision on sentence until Jan. 28 at 9:30 a.m.
Crown Prosecutor Sean Corscadden recommended Crawford spend 17 months in jail, while Defence Counsel Brent Dickinson asked the judge to consider three to six months, preferably under a conditional sentence order of house arrest. Both the Crown and defence suggested Crawford needed counselling.
Crawford appeared in provincial court in custody on Feb. 15, 2024, and was released with conditions. He was charged with two counts of assault, uttering threats and assault while threatening to use a weapon (a knife) concerning an incident on Feb. 11, 2024, in Woodstock.
He was also charged with assault and assault by choking between June 1 and Sept. 1, 2023, in Woodstock; and assault by choking between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1, 2023, in Woodstock. The Crown withdrew two other charges. He was ordered to have no contact with the complainant.
Remanded after bail hearing
Jacob Jinson, 26, of Somerville, appeared in provincial court in custody via video for a bail hearing on Dec. 31 at 9:30 a.m. after being arrested on a warrant on a new charge of breaching a no-contact order. He was denied bail and returns to court in custody for plea on Jan. 8 at 9:30 a.m.
The RCMP also charged Jinson with uttering threats on April 10, 2024, in Somerville, breaching his curfew on April 20, 2024, and failing to appear in court on Aug. 6, 2024. He pleaded not guilty, and his trial date was set for Dec. 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. A monitoring date was set for Jan. 6, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
Bail hearing adjourned
Earl James Demerchant, 34, of Woodstock, appeared in provincial court in custody via video on Jan. 2 for a bail hearing. The hearing was adjourned until Jan. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the request of his defence counsel. The court heard that Demerchant intends to apply to enter a rehab facility in Moncton.
On Dec. 30, he appeared in court in custody via video for a fitness hearing after being remanded to Restigouche hospital for a 30-day mental health assessment. He was found fit to stand trial and held for a bail hearing.
Demerchant was charged with mischief, causing property damage to a window on Main Street in Woodstock on July 8; causing a disturbance in a public place and breaching probation on Nov. 5; and breaching a release order and breaching probation on Nov. 22 in Woodstock.
Released with conditions
Robert McFarlane, 39, of Florenceville-Bristol, appeared in provincial court in custody via video on Dec. 31 after being arrested on a warrant.
The RCMP charged McFarlane with breaching his curfew on Dec. 6 at Florenceville-Bristol. He was released with conditions and returns to court for plea on Jan. 6 at 9:30 a.m.
He was also charged with assaulting another man on April 4, 2024, at Florenceville-Bristol, and breaking into a dwelling house, committing mischief, causing property damage to a door, and breach of an undertaking on May 4, 2024, in Johnville. He pleaded not guilty and had his trial date set for Nov. 26, but he failed to appear, and a warrant was issued. A new trial date will be set when he returns to court on Jan. 6.
McFarlane also appeared in provincial court on Aug. 5 and pleaded not guilty to two other charges laid by the RCMP. Another trial date was booked for Aug. 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. He was charged with uttering threats and theft of cigarettes in connection with an incident on Feb. 15 at Florenceville-Bristol.
Arrested on a warrant
Edward Brennan McGraw, 30, of Woodstock, will appear in provincial court in custody via video for a bail hearing on Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. after being arrested on a warrant.
Woodstock Police charged McGraw with prowling at night and attempting to commit an indictable offence. A warrant was issued after he failed to appear in court to answer the charges on Dec. 16. His bail hearing was first scheduled for Dec. 31 but was adjourned to the new date.
Sentencing for mischief
Megan Shaw, 36, of Wotstak (Woodstock First Nation), will appear for sentencing in provincial court on Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m. after pleading guilty to a mischief charge. Her sentencing was first scheduled for Dec. 31 but was adjourned to the new date.
Shaw was charged by the RCMP with mischief, causing property damage to a windshield (using a rock) on Aug. 20 at Wotstak. She pleaded guilty at a court appearance on Nov. 25. The court heard a $300 restitution order may be part of her sentence. Shaw also has a trial on Feb. 27 related to another charge.
Trial date confirmed
Dustin Arthur Hawksley, 29, of Greenfield, will appear for trial in provincial court on Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. after pleading not guilty to two charges laid by Woodstock Police.
Hawksley was charged with assault involving a female victim and breach of a peace bond following an incident on Jan. 11 in Woodstock. He was released on an undertaking to have no contact with the complainant.
In custody in federal prison
Jonathon Daniel Stockford, 36, of Hartland, will appear in provincial court in custody via video from federal prison on Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. to answer a stolen property charge.
The RCMP charged Stockford with possession of a stolen side-by-side for an incident on July 20 at Waterville. The court heard Stockford was recently sentenced to four years in prison on other charges in Fredericton.
He will also appear for trial in provincial court in custody on March 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. after pleading not guilty to other charges laid by the RCMP.
Stockford was charged with breaching his release order following an incident on Feb. 18 at Bedell, as well as with dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, driving while suspended, and breach of probation stemming from another incident on Aug. 21, 2024, in Woodstock. His trial was scheduled for Dec. 15, but was adjourned to the new date due to video evidence to be reviewed by his defence counsel for a possible alibi.
Trial adjourned on technicality
Cindy Demerchant, 53, of Lower Kintore, will appear in provincial court on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. for a hearing about a legal technicality involving her election on the mode of trial.
Demerchant was charged by the RCMP with break and enter and theft of food and money from Tim Hortons in Perth-Andover on May 9, 2024. She pleaded not guilty and appeared for trial on Dec. 8 when the legal technicality stalled the proceedings. The defence suggested the charge should be dismissed as a result.
