A man facing three charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community has had his case adjourned.
Police say officers responded to multiple 911 calls of a man being chased by two other men on Portage Rd. in We’koqma’q in August; that was followed by more 911 calls reporting a hit-and-run on Hwy. 105 in the area, which was related to the first incident.
They say the victim was taken to Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP say they arrested two men and a woman at a home in the community.
Joshua Lindsay Paul, 26, and Robert Lindsay Paul, 34, both from Eskasoni, face counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon; they made their first appearance in the case in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court the day after their arrests, and were sent back into custody
Joshua Paul was scheduled for a bail hearing in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court Monday; instead, it was adjourned until Oct. 22.
Robert Paul, who elected a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge-only trial in September, will remain in custody until a preliminary hearing to determine if there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Feb. 19-21.
Jenileee Kaitlyn Francis, 18, of Eskasoni has been charged with the same counts, plus an additional count of obstruction; she was released on conditions in September.
Francis is expected for an election-and-plea hearing in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Oct. 29.
Police say their investigation continues; the suspects and victims are known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
