Crown consents to arson suspect’s release
Shawn Allan McLaughlin, 62, of no fixed address, accused of torching William’s Seafood
An unhoused man accused of breaking into various locations in downtown Fredericton last fall and setting a fire in one of them has been released from custody on conditions.
Shawn Allan McLaughlin, 62, of no fixed address, was arrested Nov. 23 and charged with several break-ins and property crimes, and he was back before a Fredericton provincial court judge Monday, scheduled for a bail hearing.
He appeared remotely from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre.
McLaughlin faces a long list of charges, mainly alleging property crimes.