Cocaine-trafficking charge headed to trial
Vincent Donald Sharpe, 61, of no fixed address, denies serious drug charge
A transient man facing a serious drug charge alleged to have occurred in a rural area near Nackawic denied the allegation Wednesday.
Vincent Donald Sharpe, 61, of no fixed address, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday with defence counsel Michael Mallory to answer to a charge alleging drug-trafficking activity.
Sharpe elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to an Aug. 10, 2022, count of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking at or near Barony, a community located about 50 kilometres west of Fredericton, near Nackawic.
Crown prosecutor Derek Weaver said he expects the case will take a day for trial, so Judge Cameron Gunn set the matter over to Nov. 30 for a case-management conference.
A trial date will be set at that time.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.