Stolen-car suspect sprung from custody
Shayne Joseph Michaud, 28, of Fredericton, accused of torching SUV he used to assault cop
A Fredericton man faces charges alleging he tried to run down a city police officer with a stolen SUV and then setting it ablaze was released from custody on conditions Thursday.
Shayne Joseph Michaud, 28, of no fixed address, appeared in Fredericton provincial court in person Thursday, scheduled to go through a bail hearing.
He faces a variety of charges alleged to have occurred over the past year, the most serious occurred a month ago in and around the capital.
Those charges allege he possessed a stolen 2020 Ford EcoSport belonging to David Graves, assaulted city police Cpl. Shane Henderson with a weapon (that stolen SUV), fled from police in the EcoSport and drove dangerously, all in Fredericton on Sept. 9.