A suspect facing three charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community is scheduled to return to court Monday.
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, 35, 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 released from custody on conditions Nov. 5, and is expected back in Wagmatcook Provincial Court for an application.
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, and is scheduled for an election-and-plea in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Dec. 4.
Police say the suspects and victim were known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
