Repeat no-show defendant absent again
Darrell Richard Barnes, 51, of Fredericton, has yet to elect mode of trial, enter pleas on various charges from autumn 2023, including allegation he fired rifle at man in Geary
A Fredericton man who previously missed key court appearances in a firearms-discharge case was a no-show for court yet against Monday.
Darrell Richard Barnes, 51, of Brunswick Street, was scheduled to elect mode of trial and enter pleas in Fredericton provincial court in an oft-delayed case that’s been dragging on since October 2023.
He faces Oct. 3, 2023, counts of discharging a rifle at Dustin Madden in Geary with intent to wound him or endanger his life, pointing a rifle at Madden, possessing the rifle without a licence, and possessing stolen social insurance and Visa cards.
But Barnes didn’t appear in court Monday as required when Judge Natalie LeBlanc called his case.