Vigilantism suspect doesn’t have lawyer
Nikia William Sabattis, 41, of Welmukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation, is one of nine accused scheduled to go through preliminary inquiry in less than two weeks but is unrepresented
A Welmukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation man accused along with eight others from his community in an alleged instance of vigilantism doesn’t have a lawyer, and evidence will be presented in the case later this month.
Nikia William Sabattis, 41, of First Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court solo Thursday on a file in which he faces charges along with eight other defendants - all members of his family and residents of the Welmukotuk First Nation.
He and others are jointly charged with two counts of break, enter and assault, stemming from a chaotic incident in the community in which the group allegedly tried to oust Anthony Shane O’Blenis - a non-indigenous man whom the band council wanted out of the First Nation - by force April 29, 2024.