Confusion arises at gunshot trial
Darrell Richard Barnes, 52, accused of discharging rifle at another man in Geary in Oct. 2023
Witnesses at a trial over an alleged firearm incident in Geary in 2023 offered details that appeared to conflict with police information in the case Wednesday.
Darrell Richard Barnes, 52, of no fixed address, was in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday in person and in custody for his trial on 2023 counts of discharging a rifle at with intent to wound or endanger a man’s life, pointing a rifle that person, possessing the rifle without a licence, and possessing stolen social insurance and Visa cards.
Dustin Madden is the named complainant in the case, and he testified he’d been staying over the garage at 481 Broad Rd. in Geary with his brother for about a week and a half when an incident occurred at the property Oct. 3, 2023.
He said it was at about 8 a.m. that morning and he was outside speaking with Jason Coté, a neighbour.