Pleas delayed again for accused in Jellybean case
Published Saturday July 19th, 2008
Election of mode of trial and pleas for seven people charged in connection with Operation Jellybean were set over in provincial court Friday until Aug. 6.
Judge Graydon Nicholas extended the time so that lawyers involved in the case could take care of some legal housekeeping duties.
Operation Jellybean, which began in 2005, was designed to disrupt the sale of cocaine, marijuana, prescription drugs and anabolic steroids in New Brunswick.
The sting focused on illegal activity in the capital.
Spencer Gordon Court of Fredericton was scheduled to enter election and plea to 27 related charges Friday.
Among them are multiple counts of conspiracy to traffic in anabolic steroids.
Some trial dates for the remainder of the 20 defendants, who are facing a combined total of more than 100 charges, were set in March.
Several trials have been scheduled for provincial court and will be held Nov. 12-14, Nov. 25-28, Dec. 16-19, Jan. 19- 23, Feb. 2-3, and Feb. 11-13.
During the course of the investigation, police seized a large quantity of drugs, including 1.2 pounds of cocaine, more than 55 pounds of marijuana, large quantities of what are believed to be counterfeit prescription pills and anabolic steroids.
Further to that, officers seized more than $350,000 in cash, several vehicles, three custom motorcycles, an all-terrain vehicle, a boat and a trailer, several restricted firearms and one prohibited firearm. The RCMP's proceeds of crime division also seized a local business and residence.
Also facing charges are: Timothy Clayton Price, Christopher G. Trites, Leslie Dawn Sacobie, Troy Morris Albert, Justin Terrance Nolais, Kirby Roy Nolais, Tabitha Scott, Stacy Crossman, Jason Vautour, Jocelyn Jacqueline Clark, Anthony Charles Fitzpatrick, Roger King, Perry Gustav Moore, Mark Anthony Haig, Lester Reeves, Roger Gregoire, Gregory Quigg, Fabian Kelly and Vincent Gemmiti.
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Imagine what they would have been caught with if the cop from Fredericton hadn't tipped them off. What will the city think when he is back on duty?
There have been several cases before him in which the sentence handed down amounted to nothing more than a "slap on the wrist" and I suspect that will be the case here.