3 arrested in Woodstock First Nation robbery
Western Region Valley RCMP says two men - Larry Shane Kennedy, 50, of Kirkland, and Joshua Sterling Trail, 41, of Debec - are charged in case out of indigenous community
Two men have been charged with robbery and illegal possession of a firearm in the wake of a reported incident on the Woodstock First Nation earlier this month, the RCMP reports, while a third was arrested.
The Western Region Valley detachment of the RCMP issued a news release Monday morning about an investigation into an alleged robbery in an indigenous community in its area earlier this month.
“On February 5, 2025, at approximately 12:18 p.m., members of the Western Valley detachment responded to a report of a robbery in a business parking lot on Muwin Lane, in the community of Woodstock First Nation, N.B.,” the release said.
“A truck was stolen at the time of the robbery.”
It said the Mounties’ investigation led officers to a residence on Route 540 in Kirkland, about 30 kilometres south of Woodstock, where two men - one from Kirkland and another from Debec - were arrested without incident.
“Subsequent to the arrests, a search warrant was executed, and police recovered a stolen vehicle, unsecured firearms, ammunition, and quantities of what are believed to be cocaine and methamphetamine,” the release said.
The RCMP reports that Larry Shane Kennedy, 50, of Kirkland, and Joshua Sterling Trail, 41, of Debec, appeared in custody in Woodstock provincial court last week, and both were charged with counts of robbery, unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless use of a firearm.
While Trail was remanded, the release said, Kennedy was released on conditions. Both are slated to appear in court March 13 to answer to the charges.
The Western Region Valley detachment also reports its officers effected an arrest Feb. 5 shortly after the robbery.
A 47-year-old man from East Coldstream, about 35 km north of Woodstock, was arrested at his home in connection with the same robbery investigation.
He was released on conditions on a promise to appear in court May 13.
The RCMP says the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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