Cocaine suspect accused of breaching order
New charges against Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, of Waasis, allege he twice violated police undertaking prohibiting him from being at Welamukotuk First Nation earlier this month
A Wassis man accused of dealing drugs in the Welamukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation and who was allegedly the target of vigilantism now stands accused of twice violating a no-go order.
Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, of Route 655, elected last week to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to July 18 counts of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, carrying a concealed weapon (a BB gun), possessing that BB gun for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, possessing the proceeds of crime and trespassing, all Welamukotuk First Nation.
His trial on those matters is set for January 2026, and he was free subject to the conditions of a police undertaking.
However, O’Blenis appeared in Fredericton provincial court by telephone from the RCMP detachment in Oromocto, having been arrested on suspicion of violating that undertaking.