Attempted murder suspect delays bail hearing
Rodney Michael Dickinson, 53, of Grand Lake, remains in custody on charges stemming from firearm incident July 23 that locked down community
A Grand Lake man accused of firing a shotgun in an effort to allegedly kill another man last month postponed his bail hearing Tuesday.
Rodney Michael Dickinson, 53, of Bridge Street in Grand Lake, formerly known as Chipman, was scheduled to go through a bail hearing in Fredericton provincial court Tuesday.
He faces RCMP charges of attempting to murder Paul Belliveau with a shotgun; discharging that shotgun at Belliveau with intent to wound, maim or disfigure him; using the gun in a careless manner; possessing it to commit an offence; and discharging it at a Grand Lake residence on Pleasant Drive knowing there were people inside.
Those charges stem from a July 23 incident in Grand Lake that prompted the Mounties to issue an Alert Ready emergency message advising residents of the recently amalgamated communities of Minto and Chipman to lock their doors and remain in their homes due to the risk posed by someone with a firearm.
Dickinson also faces other charges related to those alleged events: possessing the shotgun without a licence, being the occupant of a car in which he knew there was a firearm, driving with an elevated blood-alcohol level and driving while prohibited by a court order.
After his arrest and the charges being laid in court July 24, the Crown objected to Dickinson’s release.
Rather than proceed with the bail hearing Tuesday, though, the defendant asked for the hearing to be set aside, reserving his right to ask for it to be held at a later date if he so chooses.
Judge Cameron Gunn remanded Dickinson again, and he adjourned the case to Sept. 1 for election of mode of trial and pleas.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.