Sackville man sentenced to time served for assaults
A Sackville man who has been in custody at the Shediac jail since July 6 was released Tuesday, after pleading guilty and being sentenced to time served for various assault charges.
Colt LeBlanc pled guilty to two counts of assault and obstruction of a police officer for events that took place in January near his home on Upper Aboujagane Road.
Appearing in court via video conference, LeBlanc agreed to the facts of the cases as presented by crown prosecutor Nicholas Comeau.
Comeau said police had been trying to locate a dark coloured SUV which had been speeding along Pond Shore Road on January 9. Constable Patrick Belliveau approached LeBlanc’s home after seeing a similar vehicle pull in the driveway. As he approached, a high powered blue laser was pointed at his vehicle. When he got out to investigate, he saw three people on the road, one of whom was flashing a high powered flashlight in his eyes.
At that point two more officers arrived on scene and informed the group with the laser and flashlight of why they were there. The three then started “screaming obscenities and saying they were being harassed by the police,” Comeau told the court.
While officers spoke with one member of the group, Colt LeBlanc “aggressively threw a shovel” at the officers.… Continue