Charlottetown man charged with arson, attempted murder after tent fire
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A Charlottetown man has been charged with arson and tried homicide for allegedly setting hearth to a tent with somebody sleeping inside close to the Park Road Emergency Shelter.
The accused – Jesse Douglas Paquet, 30 – appeared by video in provincial court docket in Charlottetown earlier than Chief Choose Jeff Lantz on Nov. 7 to talk to the costs.
Along with arson and tried homicide, Paquet can be charged with breach of probation and breaching a recognizance order.
Paquet is presently being held on the Provincial Correctional Centre.
In response to a press launch from Charlottetown Police Providers, on Nov. 6, a person was sleeping in a tent throughout the road from the shelter on the time of the hearth.
Shelter workers had been capable of get the person out of the tent and extinguish the hearth. The person contained in the tent was handled by Island Emergency Medical Providers (EMS) for smoke inhalation and launched.
Charlottetown police responded to the report of the tent hearth at 6 a.m. that day. The Charlottetown Hearth Inspector was additionally known as to help with the investigation.
Police reviewed video surveillance footage and recognized a suspect, who was arrested on St. Peters Highway at 5 p.m. with out incident.
Police say the suspect and the sufferer are identified to one another. It is usually believed to be an remoted incident.
Paquet was represented in court docket by legal-aid lawyer Justin Milne, who requested an adjournment.
Lantz adjourned Paquet’s issues to Thursday, Nov. 9. Paquet beforehand had different issues scheduled on that date earlier than Lantz.
Lantz granted Crown lawyer Jeff MacDonald’s request for a no-contact order with the male complainant.
