City man denies drug-trafficking charges
Kyle MacKenzie Ingraham, 28, of Fredericton, will be back before the court next month to schedule what’s expected to be lengthy trial on long list of alleged offences
A Fredericton man facing a long list of charges - including counts alleging involvement in drug trafficking - denied those counts Monday.
Kyle MacKenzie Ingraham, 28, of Capitol Manor, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by telephone from custody Monday.
His defence counsel, Michael Mallory, said his client was electing to be tried in provincial court and pleading not guilty to all of the criminal charges against him.
Those charges include the following:
- possession of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of a stolen Honda Civic; possession of less than $5,000 in cash believed to be the proceeds of crime; and careless storage of shotgun shells, all on April 12 in Fredericton;
- obstruction of a police officer engaged in his/her duty and probation violation March 5;
- possession of a firearm or imitation thereof for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, possession of a firearm (a pellet gun) while prohibited by a court order, and breaches of his release order and probation, all in Fredericton on May 2.
- and possession of meth and breach of a release order May 14 in Welsford.
Though he was initially detained on the March and April counts after his arrest for the latter counts, the Crown consented to his release on conditions.
He remained free on that release order despite the arrest for alleged offences May 2, but he was remanded after the events of May 14.
Crown prosecutor Rebecca Butler said significant court time will be required for the trials, given the number of charges and separate events giving rise to them, so she suggested scheduling a case-management conference for the parties to discuss particulars and settle on trial dates.
Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman scheduled that case-management conference for Sept. 14, at which time Ingraham’s trials will be set.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.