Minto woman denies firearms offences
Among charges against Kaitlyn Diana McIntyre, 30, are possession of shotgun with defaced serial number, possession of weapon with licence, careless storage of firearm
A Minto woman is headed to trial on firearms charges, including a count of possessing a 12-gauge shotgun with a defaced serial number.
Kaitlyn Diana McIntyre, 30, of Mainfield Lane, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Thursday with defence lawyer Alex Pate to answer to four charges alleging firearms offences.
Pate said his client was electing to be tried in provincial court and pleading not guilty to possessing a Cooey 12-gauge shotgun knowing its serial number had been defaced, possessing a non-restricted firearm (a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun) without a licence, possessing the Mossberg weapon knowing she didn’t have a licence for it, and careless storage of the Mossberg shotgun.
The charges allege offences in Fredericton on July 4.
Pate said he expects a full day of court time would be needed for the trial, so Judge Cameron Gunn set the matter down for a case-management conference for Feb. 8 to determine if the issues to be examined at trial can be narrowed.
It’s expected the court will set a trial date at that time.
Also facing the same four charges in a related but separate prosecution is John Robert Roberts, 35, of Canada Street. He’s also accused of breaching a release order out of an Ontario court requiring him to reside in Toronto.
He pleaded not guilty in October to those charges as well, and his trial is scheduled to take place in Fredericton provincial court Sept. 24.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.