Two arrested after firearm incident - RCMP

Patrick Harris, 40, of Hartland, and Tara Hamilton, 30, of Woodstock, held for bail hearings

A Hartland man and Woodstock woman have been remanded pending bail hearings after an alleged gunfire incident near Hartland on Monday, the RCMP reports.

The Western Region Valley detachment of the RCMP issued a news release Wednesday morning about a Monday incident involving the use of a firearm in the Upper River Valley area.

An RCMP cruiser. (Photo: Facebook)

“On Feb. 17, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., members of the Western Valley Region RCMP responded to a complaint of an individual that had been held against their will and a firearm discharge on Furlong Road in Mainstream,” the release said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.

Mainstream is located near Hartland and about 35 kilometres northeast of Woodstock.

“Prior to police arriving, two suspects had fled the scene in a blue pickup truck,” it said.

“Shortly after, while conducting patrols in connection with the investigation, police located the pickup truck parked in a residential driveway on Route 105, in Pembroke, N.B.”

Mounties located and arrested two suspects - a man and a woman - inside a garage at that location, the RCMP reported, and officers seized a firearm without incident.

Patrick Harris, 40, of Hartland, and Tara Hamilton, 30, of Woodstock, both made initial appearances in Woodstock provincial court Tuesday, when the Crown objected to their release.

According to the RCMP release, both face counts of violation of court-ordered weapons prohibitions, possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a restricted firearm and ammunition without authorization or a licence and occupation of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm therein.

Additionally, Harris is accused of masking his face during an offence, uttering threats and breaching a probation order.

Both are being held pending bail hearings scheduled for Thursday.

The release noted that police learned early in the investigation that the suspects and complainant were known to each other, and it was believed to be an isolated incident.

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