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Library vandal gets four years in prison

Kelly Gordon Kleim, 30, of no fixed address, under influence of drugs when he caused $65K in damage to Fredericton Public Library, court hears, and destruction instilled anxiety, fear

Don MacPherson
Mar 20, 2025
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A homeless man who trashed the Fredericton Public Library downtown last fall, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday.

Kelly Gordon Kleim, 30, of no fixed address, previously pleaded guilty to several crimes he committed in September, chief among them a destructive break-in at the library’s main branch.

Kelly Gordon Kleim (Photo: Don MacPherson/The Fredericton Independent)

He was back in Fredericton provincial court Thursday - in person and in custody - for his sentencing hearing.

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