Welamukotuk intruder denies breaches
Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, accused of violating no-go order at Oromocto First Nation
A Waasis man at the centre of an alleged instance of vigilantism at a capital-region First Nation denied charges Tuesday alleging he violated the conditions of his release from custody.
Anthony Shane O’Blenis, 27, of Route 655, appeared with defence lawyer Edward Derrah in Fredericton provincial court Tuesday, scheduled for pleas on two allegations of breaching a police undertaking.
Derrah said his client was pleading not guilty to the Dec. 5 and 11 counts of violating a condition of the undertaking - namely, that he was found at Welamukotuk (Oromocto) First Nation when prohibited by the order from being in the indigenous community.