Defendant denies downtown break-in
Sean William Ryan, 36, of Fredericton, accused of burgling Lighthouse bar
A Fredericton man denied allegations Thursday that he broke into an iconic downtown watering hole this summer, and a trial date will be set later this fall.
Sean William Ryan, 36, of no fixed address, appeared by telephone in Fredericton provincial court Thursday to answer to three indictable charges.
He elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to breaking into the Lighthouse by 540 with intent to commit an offence, masking his face with a bandana with intent to commit an offence and possessing a stolen credit belonging to Tyler Duguay, all alleged to have occurred July 31.
Judge Cameron Gunn set the matter over to Oct. 27 for a case-management conference, and a trial date will be scheduled at that time.
The judge remanded Ryan again until that time.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
Good to see someone actually get charged. Guess you need to rob a business for the cops to care. The "unhoused" have free reign downtown robbing sheds and checking doors almost every night.