A suspect facing three charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community has had dates set for his preliminary inquiry.
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, who was released from custody on conditions Nov. 5, filed an application to join his matter with Robert Paul, who remains in custody and elected a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge-only trial in September, in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Monday.
The judge in the case granted the application; both men are scheduled for preliminary hearings, which will determine if there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial, 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 hearing Dec. 4.
Police say the suspects and victim were known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
