Man dead, two charged with second degree murder after weekend stabbing incident
Residents of Sackville and area are still reeling from the death of a Sackville man over the weekend.
Shawn Mitton was a 44-year-old father of four, and had recently opened a business on Main Street in Sackville. Forty-Six & 2 Creative Upholstery was incorporated last spring, and according to posts on social media, Mitton had recently moved into his new shop and expanded the business to a full time operation.
Since the news of his death, many are making efforts to raise funds in support of Mitton’s children. An account in Mitton’s name is set up at Wheaton’s Recycling to collect funds for the family, and collections jars and 50-50 draws at some upcoming Sackville Minor Hockey events are being organized. Mitton was a volunteer hockey coach and announcer.
Two arrested remain in custody
The New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating Mitton’s death as a homicide, and have arrested and charged two Sackville men, Tyler Murphy and Dylan Murphy, with second degree murder.
The two Murphys appeared separately in Moncton provincial court on Tuesday morning, represented temporarily by laywers on duty, who asked the court for an adjournment until next week. Tyler Murphy waived the reading of the charge against him, but the judge read the charge of second degree murder to Dylan Murphy, who said he understood. Dylan Murphy’s duty counsel said he would apply to legal aid as soon as he returned to jail in Shediac.
The crown asked that both men remain in custody until they are due back in court next Wednesday, March 27 at 9:30am.… Continue
Downtown Sackville crash related to armed robberies
The RCMP have shared details about a police pursuit that led to a car crash and two arrests in downtown Sackville on Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Sackville RCMP were looking for a vehicle and people involved in an attempted armed robbery in the Memramcook region on Saturday, says RCMP spokesperson Corporal Hans Ouellette.
“Around 4:30pm on that day, the Sackville RCMP actually located the vehicle in the Sackville region,” says Ouellette. “The two people were arrested in that vehicle after the vehicle collided with a pole, after they failed to stop for police.”
“A police stop was initiated, and they failed to stop,” says Ouellette. “And then later on down the road, they would have been involved in a crash.”
The car in question crashed into a decorative black light pole at the corner of Bridge and Lorne Street in Sackville, knocking it completely over.
A man and a woman were arrested after the crash, and the woman was transported to a hospital, says Ouellette. The woman was still in hospital as of Thursday afternoon.
Ouellette says the man and woman, “are allegedly responsible for two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery in a matter of three days.”
On Thursday, February 11, the Shediac RCMP responded to a report of a robbery at a pharmacy in Cap Pelé. Ouellette says medication and medical supplies were stolen. And then on Saturday, February 13, Sackville RCMP responded to a report of an attempted robbery in Memramcook.… Continue