Fredericton man denies firearms offences
Trial for Benjamin Robert Hayden, 30, scheduled for next fall on shotgun allegations
A Fredericton man accused of having a shotgun with a serial number that had been altered or defaced will stand trial on four related charges late next year.
Benjamin Robert Hayden, 30, of Canada Street, faces indictable charges of possession of a Cooey 12-gauge shotgun knowing its serial number had been defaced, possession of a prohibited weapon (the same shotgun) without a licence, possession of it as a non-restricted firearm without a licence, and careless storage of that firearm, all alleged to have occurred July 4 in Fredericton.
He was back in Fredericton provincial court to elect mode of trial and enter pleas.
Defence lawyer Spencer MacInnis said her client was electing trial by provincial court judge and pleading not guilty to all four counts.
Judge Scott Brittain scheduled Hayden’s trial for Nov. 12.
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