Burglary suspect didn’t complete psych exam
Court orders renews assessment order to see if Matthew Duke, 28, of Saint John, is exempt from criminal responsibility due to mental disorder for alleged break-in at camp near Tracy
A Saint John man accused of stealing a firearm during a break-in at a capital-region camp last fall didn’t complete a psychiatric assessment as ordered by a judge in January, court heard this week.
Matthew Duke, 28, of Lansdowne Avenue in Saint John, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday on Sept. 22 charges of breaking into a Peltoma Settlement camp near Tracy and stealing a firearm therein; possessing the stolen Mossberg 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun without a licence; possessing it knowing he didn’t have a licence; stealing liquor, food and ammunition; and possessing break-in instruments.
He scheduled to go through a hearing this week to review the results of a psychiatric assessment.