Psych exam ordered in camp break-in case
Matthew Duke, 27, of Saint John, deemed not criminally responsible in 2017, court hears
A Saint John man facing charges of burglary at a rural camp and theft of a firearm last fall is to be assessed by a psychiatrist to determine his state of mind at the time of the alleged offences.
Matthew Duke, 27, of Lansdowne Avenue in Saint John, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Monday, scheduled to elect mode of trial and enter pleas on a number of charges.
He’s accused of breaking into a Peltoma Settlement camp near Tracy and stealing a firearm therein; possessing the stolen Mossberg 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun without a licence for it; possessing it knowing he didn’t have a licence; stealing liquor, food and ammunition; and possessing break-in instruments, all on Sept. 22.