Lake George man denies trafficking charges
Joseph Vernon Murphy, 44, also pleads not guilty to count of possessing stolen copper wire
A Lake George man will return to court later this month to schedule trial dates on narcotics-possession and stolen-copper charges after denying them in court this week.
Joseph Vernon Murphy, 44, of Route 635, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Monday accompanied by lawyer Emily Cochrane, who was acting as an agent for defence counsel T.J. Burke.
Court heard Murphy was electing to be tried in provincial court and pleading not guilty to Oct. 31 charges of possessing cocaine, methamphetamines, fentanyl, hydromorphone and clonazepam for the purpose of trafficking; possessing $11,485 believed to be the proceeds of crime; carelessly storing three shotgun shells; and violating a court order barring him from possessing firearms and ammunition.