Welamukotuk drug, trespassing charges denied
Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, of Waasis, to stand trial in provincial court in January 2026
A Wassis man whom Welamukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation residents allegedly tried to violently oust from the community in the spring has denied drug-trafficking and weapons allegations.
Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, of Route 655, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Tuesday on numerous charges.
He’s accused of cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking, carrying a concealed weapon (a BB gun), possession of the BB gun for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, possession of proceeds of crime and trespassing, all alleged to have occurred at Welamukotuk First Nation on July 18.
Accompanied by defence lawyer Edward Derrah on Tuesday, the defendant elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to those charges.