Fredericton Independent

Fredericton Independent

McAdam man accused of carjacking

Matthew Stephen McIntyre, 45, also charged with violating orders to have no contact with woman he’s alleged to have robbed and with escaping from custody of RCMP constable

Don MacPherson
Feb 13, 2026
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A McAdam man will cool his heels in jail over the long weekend pending a bail hearing after he was charged Friday with counts of carjacking, escaping from police custody and violating no-contact orders.

Matthew Stephen McIntyre (Photo: Facebook)

Matthew Stephen McIntyre, 45, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by telephone from the cellblock at the Oromocto RCMP detachment Friday.

He was charged with using threats of violence against Bridget Lee Gardner to steal a 2003 PT Cruiser belonging to Deborah Sutherland, breaching a release order to have no contact with Gardner and breaching an emergency intervention order under the Intimate Partner Violence Act to stay away from Gardner, all in McAdam on Thursday.

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