A plea on assault charges against Colt Leblanc has been delayed to September 9. LeBlanc appeared by video link in a Moncton courtroom on Thursday represented by Moncton lawyer Michel Des Neiges.
Des Neiges told the court that full disclosure had not been received from the crown on the case. He indicated the disclosure may have been sent to LeBlanc’s first lawyer, Guillaume LeBlanc of Fowler Law. Crown Attorney Justin Hebert told the court he had a letter signed by Colt LeBlanc on June 21 acknowledging receipt of the disclosure, but the court was unable to verify the signature as LeBlanc was present only by video link.
Colt LeBlanc told the court he has not received the disclosure, and has been incarcerated since July 6. He was not sure if Guillaume LeBlanc received the disclosure on his behalf, as he ”only met him for a day.”
In the end the judge ordered the disclosure released and set a date to return to court for a plea on September 9 at 11am. LeBlanc remains in custody until then.
Colt LeBlanc is charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer, related to events alleged to have occurred from January 9 to 12 in the Sackville area.
The Times and Transcript reported in May after LeBlanc’s first appearance that he is, “accused of assaulting Const. Patrick Belliveau with a shovel, resisting three Mounties and assaulting Belliveau and Const. Yoan Comeau.”
