Trial dates set for summer standoff suspect
Andrew Jim Roberts, 39, of Maugerville, faces domestic violence, firearms charges
A Maugerville man who’s been remanded on assault and firearms allegations will stand trial on those charges in the spring.
Andrew Jim Roberts, 39, of Copper Head Lane, appeared in Fredericton provincial court in person and in custody Thursday for a case-management conference.
He previously elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to charges of assault on Jessica LaPointe; threats against her; possession of a sawed-off, 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun and a black CO2 revolver handgun for the purpose of committing an offence; possession of a prohibited weapon (the shotgun) without a licence; possession of it without a licence; possession of the shotgun with readily accessible ammunition; violation of a court-ordered firearms prohibition; improperly storage of a firearm.
Proceedings in case-management conferences aren’t open to the public, but once it concluded, the matter went back on the court record to schedule Roberts’ trial.
Judge Cameron Gunn set it down for April 26 and May 3. He remanded Roberts again until that time.
The charges arose after a six-hour standoff with Fredericton police officers at a Marysville residence Aug. 31.
Officers with firearms at the ready cordoned off the neighbourhood around the intersection of Crockett Street and Pettigrove Crescent on the morning in question, locking it down for several hours.
The Fredericton Police Force later reported it had received a report of an armed suspect inside a home in the area, and that after six hours, that suspect - subsequently identified as Roberts - was arrested without incident.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.