A 22-year-old man from Gordonsville, N.B. has been charged with 15 offences following two break and enters that occurred in Johnville and Carlow, N.B.
On June 16, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., members of the Woodstock RCMP and Perth-Andover RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter that occurred at a home on South Johnville Road in Johnville. The suspect fled the home in a vehicle.
At 11:50 p.m., members of the Woodstock RCMP and Perth-Andover RCMP responded to another report of a break and enter on Lockhart Mill Road in Carlow.
Shortly before midnight, police located the suspect vehicle, but the driver refused to stop. The vehicle came to a stop a short time later and the driver and sole occupant was taken into custody.
Brandon Richard Lévesque appeared in court and was charged with the following offences:
- two counts of break and enter
- assault
- assault causing bodily harm
- two counts of threats to person
- threats to property
- flight from police
- driving while suspended
- theft
- two counts of mischief under $5000
- two counts of failing to comply with release order
- possession of stolen property
He appeared on June 17 by way of a tele-remand and was remanded into custody. On June 19, he appeared in Woodstock Provincial Court for a bail hearing. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on July 8, 2020.
The investigation is ongoing.